Every kind of lawlessness is frequently reported from every centre. Every few days some one is Killed in the streets of this capital city by the military motor cars and trucks. These cars are, driven tremendous speed through the narrow afreets and the marvel is that there are not more deaths reported. One hears of these fatal mishaps, but there is never one report of the offending drivers being brought!
justice. The refugees from the istrict say that the soldiers have pillaged the whole neighbourhood, especially of all available bedding. 'This is always "borrow. ed," but the poor who are thus forced to lend to these military bandits, have to make shift supply' themselves as best they may, now as the re growing colder, A friend from Chengchow was the city a few days ago. While with us he reported that killings were frequent in that city. Many of the dead wear soldiers" clothing, but there is generally the report that the offence has been that of banditry, masquerading in military garb. Tt is possible that this true, but there is" the other possibility that speedy vengeance has been wreaked on some poot ere. ture who has been trying to escape. This isthe more Hikely, as from This friend returned to Chengchow, and went to the 'Y.MC.A. for the night. "He writes that he' hardly in the house before frantic fereams were heard from the Tear} Bate of the "Y" compound. "He, with others, rushed out to inves: gate and found a man shot and Just at death's "door. He was Tecognized as a fellow passenger on the train that bore my informant, thither. There was apparently. no other motive for the crime, than the possessions he had with him.
1 The Paper Moiey Evil For a time the bank notes were the low level mentioned above, anc then a change came. They appreciated till they stood at over 120 and now again, for. some reason or other they have been falling for
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