Outrageous Conduct by Chinese Soldiers in Mission Hospital Hongkong, Oct. 8.
A wireless mestizo from Swatow dated October 7 states that a serious situation was averted there yesterday when a platoon of naval ratings was landed to preserve the integrity of the English Presbyterian Mission Hospital following an outrage by the Chinese niilitary authorities.
Armed men forced their way into the hospital and, despite the remonstronees of the staff, bound and gagged a Chinese assistant and threatened a doctor with revolvers. The leader of the band stated that the Chinese military authorities! objected to the manner in which the hospital wax being conducted, particularly to the arrangements made for the care of wounded Chinese soldiers. He demanded that in future the medical—staff should work in accordance with the orders of the Chinese military 'A medical officer communicated] with the Commander of H.M.S. Wild Swan, whereupon ratings were land-fed to guard the hospital and com-
Consul hag informed the Chinese authorities that the armed will not be withdrawn untill satisfactory assurances have been received that Chinese troops will not make a further attempt to enter the compound of the hospital or to inter-fore in the usual routine of the hespital.
At present the result of the pros test is not known.
The situation in Swatow is otherwise normal.—Reuter.
Hongkong, Oct. 12.
A Wireless message from Swatow of yesterday's date states that anothey armed detachment from H.M.S, Wild Swan had to be sent out when some two to three hundred disarmed and disbanded soldiers, late of the!
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