Constitutionalist' Army's Sack of Shiuhing: Foreign Ladies Robbed of Everything From Our Qun Correspondent, Wuchow, Kui., June 10.
The district surrounding the city of Shiuhing on the West River has for some time been the fighting ground of the venous forees fighting for the masicry in South China. When finally the kuangsi troops retreated Sun Yat- sen's model forces, under Ngai Bong-ping marched into the city and immediately ste ried their work of destruc tion.
The north gate was blown pamite and the entire looted, The compound of the Southern Baptist Mission did not escape the ruffians' grasp. The soldiers rushed into the premises and went through the foreign residence stealing everything they could lay their hands on, clothing, jewdilery, money etc. The lady. missionary who was at heme at the time requested that her typewriter might be left but the ruffian pointed his bayonet att her and told her not to interfere.
The soldiers stripped the—premises clean, even to taking away the women's clothing. These trusted braves also set fire to the city and a large section was wiped out.
It is a matter of regret that the soldiers who were supposed te ho under discipline and lieut to the orders of their superior officers should have acted in such a dastardly manner, and a serious reflexion is cast on the leaders, seme of whom shine brightly at dinner parties, as they speak of the advancement, ation and the strides China is making towards the goal of perfect, government.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.