Though couling from the Upper Yangtze, which is the place of some of China's mast remarkable happenings, the following story rather stands out on account of several exceptional incidents, particular:
ly. the behaviour of the "Buddhist Brotherhood of Sacred Soldiers of the Virtuous Way." It la given in @ correnpendent's own words, Qn Monday morning, February 13, protection. Scores of people from the following telegrani was received the countryside also came and it was the agent of the Yangtze Rapids soon found that the cargo was dis-Company. in Tehang:—~"Chi Chuen appearing, in spite of the guard. In suitored heavy damage. All down-fact, it soon developed that the latter ound cargo discharged. Please de- were the main culprits and later it spatch at once gunboat and any was learnt that they were brigands. steamer with $2,000, for transporta ate the night there were contion of her cargo, Many brigands."™stant reports of Later on, anoth telegram, with a mard kept up a cor ived.
+g, This seemed a very serious matter. The Chi Chuen belonged to American company and her commander, Captain Wilbur, was American. "At once the company's agent tried to devise plans for the! Fescue of Captain Wilbur and his crew anti to save the ship and her "enrgo. He tried to get in touch with the United States naval authorities at Hankow, and the! American Admiral, who was known to be on-board the U.S. Guam, somewhere between Ichang and Chung King, on the upper river. "Whil his was being done, a volunteer arty of seven foreigners of many' diferent nationalities was organized to go on a relief expedition to the Kong Ling Rapid, where the Chil Chuen was known'to be wrecked. spite I this excitement, the Captain and crew worked incessantly, pumping and baling out the holds and stopping up leaks, standing in cold water of a temperature of 58 degrees for hours at a time. Too! much cannot be said in praise of and his Chinese crew for their tireless energy and loyal] devotion in such trying circumstances.
It wus reported to the Captain on the 14th that, shortly after midnight on the 13th, a raid had been made by brigands, and much valuable cargo, chiefly linen and hides, had been ear-ried off. It was plain that the guard had staged this raid and got away with the goods themselves. The day before, the local people had sorted
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