Before the Suiwo left f hai, Mr. Mann says, the Nanking incident had been reported and the feeling against Americans was becoming stronger and stronger.
Last Thursday night the American Consul, Mr. Frank P. Lockhart, took his family from their home " and placed them on a Standard Oil steamer which was lying under the protection of American men-of-war, He had ordered the evacuation of all women and children and strongly advised all men to leave the ity.
Southern Generals as Hostages Relating their journey down the river, Mr. Mann said that just before the Suiwo got to Wang-tse kwang they saw the C.N.S. Kiangwo sommandered by Nationalist soldiers is was reported to a British destroyer at Kiukiang. Early the next morning the steamer tried to pass Kiukiang and the British gunboat took her back. In all 2,500 Nationalist troops were disarmed and put ashore and two generals were held 'a5 hostages.
From Nanking to Woosung the} Suiwi, together with the Kiangwo and the Bengal, a B ship, were convoyed by a British destroyer. The ships were not fired on during the entire Passengers had to go below on (we occasions.
Driven from Suiwo revealed that the maj them who had been literally n their missions by the Nationalists, and when this was not the case, ordered out by their Consulate, were strong! favour of intervention of the powers. They seem to have been drawn over to this opin-especially after the Nanking] affair.
One of the missionary wernerd, Mrs. C. W. Lahndahl, whose husband says that several women of their party were held up while shopping in Hankow and asked their nationality. One of these was a Mis Cildahi, who, after hic ing $50 in order that the soldiers should not take it, slapped a soldier's face who had accosted her bayonet, The soldier immediately] withdrew.
In all cases the women were nst molested as soon as their nationality was given, but they were ordered from the streets.
The micsionay had things com-
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