"Members of our Mission have Just returned from visits to all] ight of the main. stations in our North Kiangsu tick, namely, Chin-Yencheng, Hualan-'Psingkiangpu, Suchien, Hsu howfy, and Haichow. They report that the commanding generals, in many instances, gave travel passes, and in other ways assisted. them: Homo of then ronort exceptional courtesies shown to. them by, com manding ofoers and by nther overnment. officials. On' the other Irani, only one of these stations was reported ay having all Mission Sulldings' free from occupation by the soldiers. Inthe seven other tations, of 60 buildings, belonging our Mission, 54 were occupied either by, your soldiers or by military agencies belonging to your Government. This list does "not Include many out-station chapels and schools" belonging to our Mission. Some of these are also' being used, from time to time, by your soldiers as barracks. The list occupied buildings, "as given fahove, includes hospitals, schools, 'Ourches and residence 'In some eases, government schools ave unoccupied, in the same cities in which our Mission Schoo faze occupied by: your troops. manifestly impossible to carry on sch els when the" buildings. are' sub-Sect to occupation, at will, by the
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