'The soldiers then looted the' hou: thoroughly while the two missionaries went on back to the Standard Oil installation. On their way back. they stopped by the compound in which the two women were and finally succeeded in finding them, On again gaining the Concession one of the Nationalist officers heard the outrage and started an in. quiry which Ted to the recovery of the clothing, but not the money. The missionary praised the discipline which the officer showed and related how he had taken him to the Methodist compound where a part of the property was fou According to the missionary almost every foreign compound home in Chinkiang has been looted. Tt was unfortunate that practically every foreign home in the city is without the British Concession while most of them are on the hills surrounding the city. This made it a great deal easier for the soldiers to get to them before entering the city proper. Tt is said that only' Hix British homes are within the Concession boundaries.
With the arrival of the Pingwo practically every foreigner has been evacuated from the city. Dr. Woods of the Presbyterian Mission has remained on board the U. S. destroyer Paul Jones, lying in the harbour, as} a physician. There are also some! {Customs people and a few commercial people still in the city, but thes fare quartered in the installations} and ships in the harbour.
The Northern Retreat The story of the taking over of them.
During the demonstration the student orators were haranguing the crowds, telling them how the Nationalists had come to introduce the teal China. They were glad to sce that the foreigners had remained in the city since their purpose was to protect them and their property.
Te might be mentioned that it is due greatly to the action of the British Consul, Mr. Wyatt-Smith, and the commanders of the two destroyers that the difficult 1 was passed,
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