Being so soon after Chinese New Year there was ample accommodation for once and the train was met as.usual at Hauchow by the ronner from the local Chinese inn, the "Ta on the siding, but fortunately, the:
tome other cars. standing. engine driver had his wits about him and pulled up just in time to [avoid a collision.
There was considerable excitement about' this. naturally and, the station master was placed under arrest.
In these.
no one knows how many:
runts may be arranged purposely:
the affair looked rather nasty, in view of the many troop move~ ments on the line.
Chinese Helpful At Nanking I had just two bourg. and a half in which to cross the river, collect two children who had: come down from Chikungshan, and? then get back to the train again for the return trip, Tt was a rush but no difficulty was encountered for, everyone, foreign friends andi Chinese strangers, helped to the: utmost, After reading some of. the reports of conditions at Hankow and Kiukiang T was naturally. wondering if the coolles at Nanking, would not also have become infoet-Jed with the riot germ, but T saw no" sign of this, On the contrary they: seemed t moo to be more than or. Jdinavily decent. Three men carried: our two small trunks and sundry, small pieces on to the ferry and a handful of gallant officers; then the|One boat was captured by H. M. S. of Treaty conditions out of keepias Chin the ultimate victory of 1 was a Hongkong man, with them. anita of gallant oflcra then the Gre oat wae cnpared yah with the pene creamatances."""(sanninge Thin ma looks after allo happy.
Tai," probably the best stillldollar between them Other "cooles cease james and the arrival of helping|on the Sunning. ing pirates, the subduing of the number of pirates were also captured Government finances and the Pay-|to the inn which is not very far|first ones received and Pa ing to the sul vert Teaioe *) baggage all right and escorts oneling on the boat saw what the. stuck is—such ix the story of the Three of the compradore staff and) Ment of forcizn obligations, the from the station.
A room with|to us closer than a brother, \cy for which the above mentioned] one Annamite are stated to have chairman said it was a pleasure te} electric light, bed but no bedding, is carrying our luggage off at the. joners were condemned to die.|been thrown overboard, and several] ble to note a fresh record! $1.69 a night, which though|other side, helping us to get one everyone on the ship passed through pirate Customs revenue collection in 1926. dear for a Chinese inn is not exor- piece weighed and the rest on te a tinje-of the gravest anxiety, but wound hin was perhaps "suitable creation, leone when one considers that mont the team te avery folly fa ion, doth believed to be pirates he added, to pay a special tribute] of the inn is taken over by tho} they fought splendidly against gre produced another dollar and tile to the courage, energy, impartiality odds and the courageous way the; burned to death. Two bags of mail itary just now and they are pro-drought forth a very coaxing: pros and eminent efficiency displayed recaptured the ship will long be re-from Amoy were destroyed, Eleven bably not a very paying proposition the extremely capable staff of: the! teat "Aw, Mister, you gave thou, pirates were killed, 13 captured, to say the least of it, Wadded fouhar chaps w dollar and chit min 1 membered,
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