Afte® a week's visit I came away! convinced that a very real change for the better had taken place since we had to leave in January and February last. For some time the business people and others, especial the Christians had passed through very trying experiences. The Communist party was strong and bold, fand it appeared as if they would have their own way in everything. 'A certain amount of check was however exercised over them by a more conservative body of business men. Nothing was done to inter-fore with the religious services carried on Sunday by Sunday, beyond the shouting by a few hooligans outside the churches, "Beat the Gen, turned round Communists their leaders went into suddenly on the Riding, and on the first opportunity jeseaped to Shanghai. The atmosphere soon cleared. When I went down things on the surface appeared to be normal. News has come up. quite recently that one of the! masters of the big Middle School at} Taichow has fled owing to its having] been reported that he sympathized with Communism, that—_seven students of this same school have been arrested and sent to Hangchow, and that search is being made for; 14 more, all owing to the same cause.
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