Press Gang Work Over: Business Timidly Resuming From Ovx Own Connesroxoent Huchow, Oct. 18, The situation in Huchow to-day is slightly easier than it has been for week. The officials to-day posted proclamations to the effect th there would be no more impressment of labourers for the army. As a result, for the first time in seven days the streets have been crowded with men who have emerged from their places of hiding. Many business houses a open and an attempt is being made to trade as usual. Most of the larger concerns, however, and all the tea houses are still clo Communications with the outside fare still cut off with the exception of a sail boat which takes the mail Hangchow every day. News comes in three days late by the same route. It is reported that, the Chekiang troops are well on their way toward Wusih by the land toute to the west of the Taihu.
The local Red Cross Society and the gentry have provided places of refuge in four sections of the city. The two mission compounds are filled with pupils so there will be no great influx of refugees in case of trouble as occurred Inst fall. it is expected, however, that the Baptist and Methodist Churches will be able to provide havens for their own members.
Fight at a Factory On October 17 the police were hard put to find necessary labourers and broke into a factory. The ployees became enraged and mobbed four of the police who were luckily not killed. One had a fracture the skull and concussion of the brain but will probably recover. The other three were badly beaten with sticks. Reinforcements captured. about 15 of the men who are being, held pending the outcome of the injured men,
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