The Archive · 1927

Mission Looted at the Recent History

WUCHOW OF KIANGSI

Another Outrage by Students}

March of Events from the Tra-but Fortunately Curbed by the Police geely of March 17, to the Present Day From Oun Own Connssroxoext Frost Our Own Connesposvenz Wochow, May 28.

After a lull of several weeks during which time there has been active opposition to foreign mis ion work in the interior, at ther outrage has occurred in the city of Lauchpufu. A company of students, ten odd in number, enter-fed the compound of a missionary society. Entrance was gained through a back door, and although there were women living on the compound none dare utter an outcry jor sound the alarm. 'The students' having entered the premises, smash. fed open an inner door and gained access to the foreign missionary residence, where they commenced to ido damage to the building and help-fod thementas to, what seemed strike their While the students were quietly carrying on their work, word was secretly sent to the authorities and presently police arrived. The pre-[sence of the police so hampered the activities of the marauders that [they decided to leave, which they aid going out by the front door, carrying with them what—things they considered would be useful to them. Fortunately most of the personal effects of the missionaries were taken away when they vacated the city some months ago, 30 the loss is not great, and the damage to the building is not extensive, cent sisting mostly in broken "glass and damaged doors,

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