Suchien's Magistrate, who has only been. one month' here, has endeared himself to all the citizens. Again and again he has saved the) city. Handieapped as he was, with-Gut rifts or ether protection, the first 1e looting by the Fengtien teldicrs began he bravely went out with about 60 of his men, inspired courage in the hearts of the terrified citizens, and cleared the city and outside suburbs of looters fand closed the meitsi gates. Then he raised immense sums of money and sent food over the city wall from the big street to feed the retreating. soldiers. He ordered looter to drop some hasty that h. was carrying on penalty of being Shot, and as the man refused, he that him, That afternoon they go: several. guns and various other things from the retreating soldiers Useful Black Treachery In my last letter I spoke of how' all the yamen guns were taken There was a man called Yao in the yamen and it seems he went over! to the Fengtien men, telling them where the yamen guns were hidden, and thereby putting the whole city in a defenceless position. On Monday afternoon, I think it was, our Magistrate captured this man, and imprisoned him. On that afternoon word came in that a large band of retreating soldiers ware arriving and somehow they had managed The Mission compounds and Church, where the refugees were housed, are on high ground close to the yamen. Evidently the yamen was their target; but unfortunately the Mission compounds received with one oF two exceptions all the shells. My kindergarten school had 'a corner of the roof blown away, and the last of this compound's refugees had just got under cover, mn part of one burst on the door Mop. "There was not a single per son hurt, though windows and] verandah "doors, walls, and iron' Kongs for water had holes throug' them. Fortunately when the d putation reached the camp this stopped, but all the pleading was in vain." 'They carried off the Magistrate, the head of the police, the head of the merchants' guild, the head of our largest and wealthest temples and two others and demanded the opening of the city gates open and a ransom of $100,-
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