Peking, Apr. 10.
In view of the fact that certain religious newspapers in Great Bri tain have voiced doubts regarding the reports that Marshal Feng Yuhhsiang's soldiers have looted and destroyed mission property in Honan, expressing the opinion that at Toast the Marshal himself was not responsible, Router has made very. careful inquiries from some of the Canadian Presbyterian missionaries, who evacuated Honan last spring on. the advance of Marshal Feng's numbers of residences belonging Looting has been sroing on intormittently for several months, Most the houses hava boon stripped of their floor-boards and other woodwork and some even of their roofs, while at least one school and residence have been burned.
At a fine now hospital in Weihiiel, soldiers wantonly destroyed thousands of dollars worth of medicings and other property which they could not carry off. forces.
The missionaries declare that hough, various armis have fought over the territory in wi it stations are situated, namely in northern Honan, north of the Yellow River, none of their property was molested till Marchal Feng Yuhhsiang's troops re-entered Honan last year, since when all their missions have been looted except that at Wuan, which is the only station that has' not fallen into the hands of the Marshal, The Property Involved 'The property looted ineludis four hospitals, in which, years ago, many. of Marshal Feng's soldiers' were nursed when they wore sick oF wounded: and aleo several schools, churches, preaching chapels and
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