Soldiers Now Conspicuously Absent: Country Folk at Work on Rice From Ove Own Connésronvent, Kashing, Che., Oct, 5.
'The city is timidly opening a few shops. The new magistrate hax had three' more looters shot after brief trial and conviction.
Oct.
A party of American missionaries eft Kashing on a motor buat 9 am. and arrived at Soochow at 3 p.m. no trouble ex route. We saw a lot of empty boats of all sorts coming back from both fronts, A. few steam launches were seen at Ping Wang on the Grand Cani The Mag of the North Kiangsu (Pei Pao-shan) General Bei Bao-shan was conspicuous. No soldiers except a few guarding boats to be seen. The country people along the canals are busy with the rice crop, apparently unconcerned. No regular passenger or freight service as yet between Kashing and Soochow.
Oct 7.
After a brief visit to see Red Cross hospital work, our party returned leaving Soochow at 9 am, We saw four aeroplanes at rest, south of the' city, at the aviation field. Numerous fast mail and Passenger boats from small towns along the Grand Canal and vicinity were seen, propelled by stern oars, Shaohsing style, all overloaded. No steam-launch yet dares to. run for passengers or freight for fear of being impressed into military service.. Foreign flags without a bona fide foreigner on board are: said to be useless.
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