Danardly, Attack by Northern Spldiers'on C. J. M. Premises at Chuhsion Thong, Mar. 8 experience three ladies belonging to the China Inland Mission at the' hands of looting Northern toldfers in their advance against the Brechwanese is-reootrited by one of. the Indies, who is passing through Ichang of her way home on furloughs She with the other thro ladies, was stationed of Chithsien, ome five days' journey overland from Wanhsten, Szechuan, On Janvary! 15 the Szechttancse Army was forced hastily to evacuate the city fax they were hurd pushed by, the Northern troops under Gen, Yang Sen. As the Szechtiancss loft the city, the advenes guard of the Northern forces, consisting two companies, "entered at the other and. A party of soldiers, inten on loot, forced their way into the house occupied by the Indies announcing their coming by firing shots into the house, Phoy demanded $3,000 as tha price, of security, but, though the ladies collected alt they had, it did not amount. to more than, between, one and two. hundred dollars. 'This, thay handed over, but it failed to satiety th looters, I ned the full $5,600 on pain of shcoting. Some' stood- over the ladies with their rifles pointed xt them, while the others ransacked the whole house, turning out all exp-_ hoards, wardrobes and boxes. They even went 80 far as to search the persons of the ladies, robbing them of watches, spec tudes and other articles, They: carried away clothes, bedding, clocks and all useful things from the hous, Some of Chem amused themselves by shooting oft various been delayed in Peking securing Reproduced with permi: objects all over the house, putting bullets hrough the pictures on the "walla. One of the soldiers! made a bayonet thrust a one of the ladies, but the bayonet was turned aside by her skin and she' was not injured.
'The ladies, now at their wit's '3nd, thought of tha Chinese pas-for, who was in the Church buildigs in another part of the city, and. sent there Eo seo Mf they' could got some help. This place, however, they loamed, was. also being. systematically looted by other soldiers, who carried off all the clothes of the pastor and his family, as well ae all the money on' which they could lay their honda Tt would appear that] some of the Christians had considered the Church buildings a safe place to hide their money, for the soldiers got a large sum. Help, however, come of last in the shape of two soldiers, who informed the ladies that they wore Christians, and stood by. them, warning Of other parties of loot" om Finally the gang loft the house, after teking a parting shot two at the ladies which fortunate, Teas ndersoc_ thas. BiskSp understood thas Carsolls came. to" Chubsien ime meiliaéely and made reptesenea-Hons to tha military commander, who repaid the mangy taken, No ompennation, however, wae made for the many articles looted from the Noose Reuters. Bacio Ser vice
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