Water Not Turned On in French Concession Hankow, Jan. 20.
Contrary to the agreement reported *|to have been reached four days ago between Japanese military officials and authorities of the French Concession, the water was not turned on in the Concession today nor were the gates of the Concession opened.
Japanese sentries, stationed at the Bund entrance to the Concession, intensified their search of passersby.
No explanation of this failure of the earlier agreement to materialize was available tonight from either the French or Japanese authorities.
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