"Things cre in a bad way with us. We have neatly 300 women and. children og refugees here at St. Michael's in the Parish House ani in the basement of the Church. "Of these, about 150 get only a scant meal' day, provided by the Sa Tang. The rest of the people are a little more fortunate, and get foo! sent in from their own homes, bit this will not last for more than a. few days and then we fear hun; and want and starvation. The supplies of food in the city are fast being used up and nothing can got in.
"T have written to Mr. J. _E. Littell appealing on behalf of the people to the Famine Relief Committee and the Red Cross of Han-ow, but we fear that, even if do succeed in getting rice or flour safely over here for the people, the itary will seize it for themselves.)
money has long since been used up and we have no way of getting a. cheque cashed. I have borrowed all that I possibly could from friends and that is all gone. cannot possible advance $4" to Mr. Wang at present, In addition to this distress in regard to food, there is the constant danger from the bombs from aeroplanes. Some terribly mangled and suffering people have been Drought into both our hospitals and many people have been killed from these air-raids.
Looking After Women and Children!
"So far, all of our group at St. Michael's are safe and well. St Mark's school house was burned, and I suppose the Christians out there are scattered (some are here at St. Michael's) "and I. hear Catechist Tsen and Mr. Tai (a teacher) got safely to Hankow. This morning, as T was celebrating: at the altar, an air raid took plac and the aeroplanes buzzed over the Church. Our Lord is very good us these clys. I go daily to. the hospital and Father E. L. Sonder is there helping in a thousand ways, especially ea the women's side.
s Teo-and Miss E. G. Stedman are keeping up a daily clinic ior; many poor, sick babies and women and children. I don't know what! these poor people would do without them."
Late on September 24, we welcomed Mrs. F. J. M. Cotter ard children, the family of Mr. J. V. Bengamini, who, in a party of about! 100 people, reached Hankow from Chikungshan, after more than 20 hours spent "camping -out" in a covered freight car. They seemed none the worse for the wear, and
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