There never wore probably more than a thanand Red soldiers in oc-Jcupation here, "Evidently they never felt very secure of holding the place, although they proceeded merrily appoint. the proper offi head of the police, - Mayor, for Foreign Affairs, and so forth, who had the satisfaction of holding their offices for two or three days, The soldiers. were the most dilapidated gang that ever has been seen here. The uniforms of rainy of them were the last thing! ju rags and dirt; many were barefoot, and their supply of ammunition! seemed to be the most meagre. About half of them were mere boys between fifteen and eighteen years old, and Jo great number tooked starved and utterly unhealthy, hardly able to} drag themselves' about: The only "uniform element about their dress was the isp of red. knotted They seemed have no lack of money, and paid for all that they got in the way of food. The E. P. Mission hospital was asked to take in about a hundred! sick and wounded, and $300 were aid over in advance for their ex-
During their occupation, the potice work largely was in the hands of farmed patrols of the Red members of the Farmers and Labour Unions. After the sporadic looting of frst day or Caro there was little of which to complain in that respect, but throughout the week only a few of the smaller shops dared to open their doors. On the whole. the people are agreeably surprised that they have got off s0 lightly, if indeed they have seen the last of them; but it has! been a time of severe strain on the! nerves for such as had anything. their possession worth looting. There has been a great exodus to Hongkong of those who for that or other! reasons feared that they might be the objects of unpleasant attentions. The presence in the harbour of a little fleet of foreign men-of-war may have acled as a restraining influence. We have had three British, three Japrese, and later American and a Prench vessel. The Japanese for several days ret their landing party on the Eu-toms Road day and night.
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