Neighbouring hills were crowled with Chinese watching the opera-ions, smoke from the burning build. ings mounting to the sky—being visible for miles around, a salutary object lesson to the country roundabout, Operations were carried out without casualties on either side.
The Uongkong Police detachment, distributed more explanatory notices rior to re-embarking, which opera-fon Yegan at 10.20 a.m. Landing parties were recalled to their ships at 2 p.m., arriving at Hongkong at 6.20 p.m-—Reuter.
News has just come through from Lanche, 2 bassy and important mart fon the Chientang River, corroborate ing. the insolent and domineering. mode of procedure which is becom= ing the order of day by sections of the labour uni 18 now being set of this particular bureau already had been lent the: ruse of the schools belonging to the China Inland Mission authority but now has assumed the right to take over and occupy the foreign house, The Chinese evangelist and Church elilers were waited upon in A menacing way and requested to oliver up the Keys. On being formed that these were not in the possession, and that they had no warrant to hand over foreign property, thesy Christian leaders were intimidate ud reviled as being "the fo st dogs and one the tang." Eventually, a time 'a few hours neties was 6 the union authorites thre take over control, occurred 10 am, and before by force, sary. This episode evening woour Bureau were in possession. A joiner was called in to their aid, who foreed the doors, and a locksmith was ordered to fit Keys to all the fastenings. Store rooms have been burst open and boxes, stored away for safety, have been wrenched open and the' usual tale of plunder again is unfolded.
This set of officials, some of whom known as the riff-raff of the iatriet, have allowed the mi jes home to be share! by harlots inging-girls from the "Mower.
The ttle company of Christians left in charge have been family worship, because Pit disturbs and embarrasses the in the performance of its This high-handed procedure has been enacted in face of the posted proclamations from General Ying-yin and the I the doorway, has been obliterated, and the designation of this ticular branch of the union takes its place. I understand the pre siding magistrate, who has been very friendly to the church, now is imprisoned as the result of the de-Tiberate plotting of the newly-organized union. What will happen next?
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