Only five foreigners were molested. The British Consul was stoned during the demonstration on Friday, two young women, Miss B. Watson and Miss D. Maiden of the Church of God Mission, were robbed and had] to hide in their compound and two: men, Mr, D. F, Dodd of the Meth-dist Hospital and Inv. S. C. Farrier Of the Southern Presbyterian Mis-ion, were robbed in Mr. Dodd's house when then went back for the! Fast of their luggage.
The story as related by Mr. Farrier as that most of the their compound on the hill earlier fin the day on Thursday, However, was thought safe to return the hill and accordingly he and Mr. to so beck.
tarted first towards pital and on the way the two young ladies had been held
that they, ad sought refuge tu their up by soldiers and robbed." Further, compound.
The two men went on to the ital and Mr, Dodd climbed the ud other valuables. When Mr. Dodd came down he shared the fate. In all, about $400 was ti Northern soldiers were busy transporting the remains of their military supplies across the river. In the afternoon the railway servies was errupted.
During the evening it was reported that 20,000 retreating Northern soldiers weve retiring on the city. However, these were later turned off the track on account of the inter. ruption in the railway service and jon Monday morning there was hard. ly a Northern soldier to be seen and business was at a standstill. Tt was reported that the Southern troops were to arrive at 3 p.m. At this rumour the evacuation w: started and a number of women an jehildren left on the str. Woosung.
On Tuesday the city was a little more quiet, but no business was done. General Tuan Yeft the city, but before leaving took all the telephone and telegraph instruments from the railway station and sealed the premises.
News was received of the seriousness of the situation in Nankinz, but the night passed peacefully.
'The advance guard of the South-fern forees reached Chinkiang about '3-am, on Wednesday and some of them took over the Methodist Girls' [School for billets. After taking lover the city officially and doing the usual amount of looting the South-Jerners started pushing on toward Nanking.
By Thursday morning the Nation. ssiists were in fall control and the Kuomintang flag waved from pracly every business house in the including the Customs
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