It is dificult to reconcile che many stories one hears of atroci committed by Kiangsu soldiers, with the politeness one received ' from them on the road to Liuho. Our reresentative's car was stopped some four times ex route for the examination of his pass from the Chinese authorities, and always the soldiers were extremely polite. They do not hold travellers up longer than absolutely necessary and always smile and bow in a charming Perhaps the people to suffer most cruelly were the Seventh Day Bapist Mission, whose hospital and living quarters have been rendered anhabitable, Our representative counted at least five shell holes ju! the walls, whilst the sides of the house were peppered with rifle bullets. From the many holes. is obvious that no human being could possible have stopped inside either the hospital or the house, fand lived while the shelling was in progress. The mission was apparently used for sighting purposes by the artillery of both sides and when the promises were not under fire, soldiers were in. possession. 'There-men smashed. and. ruined everything they could lay hands on. Not even a window pane is lof When the soldiers left, the hou was visited by a band' of robbers who have formed themselves. into camp a mile or so at the back fof the city. These people took away everything, right down to the beds and lamp glasses. Every room the house and hospital was eompletely stripped. Not contented with theft, either the soldiers or the robbers broke open a big tin of vaseline,—about 18 inches square, mixed it with mud and dirt, and then smeared the mixture all' over the banisters on the stairs: evident-a sample of military humour, The mission dog, w chow, stayed through it all and appeared to be none the worse for his experiences.
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