Another incident which excited considerable interest was the attack on young post-master who has been very prominent in political and labour circles. A week ago he pre~ sided at a meeting which broke up in disorder and three days later he was seized and paraded through the streets in mean clothing and macle to kneel before the Sun Yat-sen monument in the centre of the main street of the city. Ho was rather badly knocked about and retired to a mission hospital to recuperate. The general feeling at present is that the authorities have succeeded in putting fear into the hearts of those who would like to create disturbances; many students fare reported to have left for home, no doubt fearing that Chengta ould Ue on unhealthy place for Reports from the country round about indicate that communist organizations are very busy in cor= tain sections and are doing what they can to stir up anti-Christian sentiment. Tu other places the military are taking over Mission property on the plea that it is needed for educational or other purposes. In these cases everything seems depend on the disposition of the senior military authority of the district.
As a whole, however, this pre vince "has not suffered in this respect to any serious extent and merchants and native Christians seem glad to have foreigners back, The annual meetings of several mission organizations have been held during the last few weeks and in every case the most friendly spirit characterise? the mectines. The Union University which has managed to carry on through all the difficulties of the past year, is opening for the spring term tomorrow—Reuter,
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