The Care of Refugees: Tientsin Police on Duty: The Problem of Schools Frost otit Own Comnesroxorxr.
Nanking, Sept. 5.
Martial law was proclaimed in Nanking and throughout the province, beginning yesterday. Persons found on the streets after nine in the evening are Kable to be stopped and searched by the police. Foreigners generally are falling in with the regulations, as the avowed purpose is the preservation of order.
The joint committee of missionaries and Chinese Christian leaders lected to deal, with questions of refugees and so forth has decided upon certain refugee centres in case of serious danger or looting. Only women and children and baggage. will be admitted. The Chinese Citizens' Defence' Asso-ion is also preparing bout ten refugee centers. At Southeastern University and one of the government middle schools, students are organized into a Red Cross unit and voluntary defence corps, while dormitories are being prepared to receive wounded, The abnormal sale, however, of Red Cross. fla and' their indiscriminate use lowering sadly the prestige of this organization. Among the Chinese the clamour for foreign protection and the earch for names or badges which will ensure some: degree of safety is more in evidence than any determined or united effort to. organize the citizens for self' defense or protection of women, children and ils and others close to ation are calm and are not fearful of any _immediate trouble in Nanking. No one expects: any repetition of the looting of 1913, when Chang Hsun's soldiers were turned loose for four days upon the city.
One thousand Tientsin trained police are said to be coming to Nanking to reinforce the police force here.
The Chinese official report here to-day xays that Chi's troops have occupied Tai-cheng and Chia-ting and are advancing on Nansiang. Communication is open to Quisan to-day, and trains are running, through to that point,
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