The str. Chi Chuen was boarded by military forces at Kucichowfu, February 18, 1925, and Captain D. B. Hawley was forcibly removed to the shore where he was badly beaten, by a mob and was held a prisoner for two days. The ship was also detained and it required American Naval force to secure the release of ship and master.
The str. Chi Ping was forced to anchor, March 6, 1925, above Chung chow by means of 'a heavy rope stretched across the river by the military. A Chinese general and his staff then boarded the steamer and forced the captain to take them to Wanhsien. fired upon by soldiers, bandits and civilians on every trip and 20 customed to being held up and forced to carry and feed riff-raff y {ree of charge, so hardened ships loaded with and their own Chinese crews, as well as the military, under force' majeure, that they.' would probably suffer seriously from ennui if conditions were recognized by the Powers and radically changed. The recital of one case under such circumstances cannot be supposed to move anyone very much, but perhaps the grouping a few choice eases may convey ime impression of what Tornroth. While on his way dow!
n Chungking to Ichang, Tornroth was stopped by the military at Fengtu and was troops, the families of the foreed to carry 140 Szechuanese
officers, as far as Wanhsien, The military took over the steamer and guards with fixed bayonets were placed on the bridge with the officers and pilot, No fares were paid and the soldiery even refused to pay for their foo. In these days, this is of course nothing. It is a form of piracy perhaps, but what of that when we're being patiently cot ciliatory? fact, would say in America that' the ship, the captain and the owners were to all intents and purposes untouched.
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