Anking, Sept. 22.
Anking is quiet as usual, and though some ex-ofticals and' men of wealth are seeking places of refuge in the mission compounds for: wives and families in case of loot! Ing, there seen is no likelihood of any. such exigency, And unless Kiang-u's defeated troops should drift back this way there seems no possi-Dility of danger to the city, especial-since most of Ma Tolls forces fre "gone aWay: to War."
There was rather an amusing scare not long algo which 30 untried Prisoners—first. reported to. be a recoil on their own heads is dificult Feo Our Own Connssronpent. to imagine. It is piteous to seo the droves of roped men being Wuchang, Sept. 21. driven off to carry loads or chairs, The Hupeh Provincial Assembly work to which many have never met last Monday for the first time been accustomed: Men are dead ince the summer recess. Seventy~ and dying everywhere, beaten to Sie members were present. One death in some cases, On the other of their first acts has been to hand the authorities are doing their utmost to Festrain the soldiers protest against the cording of troops from. Hupeh to assist from looting: Six soldiers within Kiangsi in the war against Ché- the Last few days here have been ing. The dth Mixed Brigade has shot, caught red-handed at it: already been sent down to the scene Robbery and pillage is becoming of action. The Sth Mixed Brigade common everywhere in the country, twas called down from Ichang, and and the whole character of the people is rapidly being changed. pasted. through Hankow two oF It militarism could receive its three days ago. The resolution of death blow to-morrow, it would take the Assembly points out thet Hu-years to get rid of all the evils ok, situated as it Is between north that have followed in its wake; and south, is the hub of China. here in a big city even, terror is Tt is the grest centre of trade a wild on the faces of the people; Jot education. Tf the province should but in the country on the high-unfortunately be involved in this, roads things are still worse, civil strife, the result will be a It is said that in the north of the prefecture on one road for 120
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