During the latter part of September, 1925, nearly every steamer on the river was subjected to particularly heavy fire. On the 23rd the Chi Chuen, after being hit about 200 times by rifle bullets was struck amidships by a three-inch shell which did much damage in the engine room and -woynded one Chinese member of the er Near Hokianghsien, the next the same steamer again ran into' he: field gun and rifle fire. One of th. Chinese crew was killed. She was also fired upon near Laoluchow, Niuhputou "and Luchow. Other vessels had similar experiences. Cases of if upon foreign steamers by soldiers from junks end from the land were increasingly frequent throughout the Autumn, Sult Commissioner Wolcott at. Ichang was threatened with illegal arrest and detention by Wu Pel-fu's adherents because he would not pay over certain funds to the military. His persecutors finally made his position so dangerous for him that, November 30, 1925, was forced to take refuge on the USS. Bleano, where she was granted asylum.
In the latter part of November a naval escort had to be given the str. Mei Renin the upper river because the Chinese: had. planted field guns on both banks near Wanhsien to intercept her, A member of the crew of the ste. Chi Ping was wounded in the arm, December 18, 1925, near Tai-tzu Wan, when she was, as usual, being fired' upon.
As Mr. 3. Arnold Would Say OF course such conditions as these only add spice to the life of the trader in China, and the merehantadventurer of real spirit double: considers himself wholly untouched" by them. Tt is, in fact, to be assumed that the Upper River traders look forward "with—the keenest anticipation to the abolition of extraterritoriality—when there will be no wretched gunboats to interfere with sport and com mercial lifo may assume a really lively aspect, Waite we do not pose as belong ing to the ranks of "uplifting, Journals" we must admit interest in the betterment of things generally, an interest evidently shared by cur advertisers who offer only the best, renter to de As one advert Why be content with just a "stenographer, when" ete. Now another benefactor comes forward to inquire "Why handicap a good pony with 9 bad name? Good nan by specialists." The field in naming ted _and now that the umerology will give us ich vibrate success why of us be hampered by misfitting copnomens? Why conde the good work to ponies?
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