The Archive · 1928

Most Welcome Tidings

On July 36, the officer in charge came to inform me that orders had been received to vacate the Mission Threat to el Recaleiteant The Committee will tolerate no opposition, Since the Russian this has been a Party spirit, has got so that the Kuomintang will put up with @ person only so Ions as he smiles when chided by Let him answer back, or show hi temper in any way, and he is for a hiding.

So it is that the Boycott Committee, using the name of the Kuomintang, of which it a part, has ordered the arrest Sham Chi-ching, Sham is connected? in some way or other with ne lof the hongs that deals i Japanese goods. His has been heal ed on frequent eccas upbraiding he boycotters for insisting on making, the fine as high as 30 per cent. Because of hi brazenness, the premises, and he asked for time ay the grain and military clothing would have to be shipped to the present headquarters of the 33rd army in Hai-Chow, I asked if a month would be sufficient, and he said he would try to be out within that time.. The last of the grain and all the bales of military clothing were put on board boat on July 30, and on the 3ist July, the telephone connections were taken down and everybotly moved out. The members of this office had been very eircumspect in their behaviour during the Whole time of their stay with us, school and chapel were never terfered with by them, as. they were by some of last year's cupants. But while they were occupation other officers and. soldiers would come in and put up as 'a matter of course, and there were aal. But Committee wants him thrown Sham has called the *l¥ayS circumspect, Committee's blu. He refuses Rumour Rife run away or to budge an inch. And looks as if the boycotters are The air 1s vibrant here with bit afraid to. carry out such" a|Famours. We hear much of bandits threat. At the same time, it makes in the offing, in almost all directions, ood propaganda, and of i large band in Honan, just over the bottler, under the command of Li Lao-moh. Also we hear much

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