Detailed Damage to Tsin-Pu Line Due to Recent Campaign Nanking, Aug. 22.
According to investigation made by the railway authorities, the material damage done to the Tien-Pokow. Railway, as a result of ry operations during the Northern Expedition, is estimated $18,021,643,000. ' Eighty-three locomotives, 315 passenger jand 1,058 tracks were either de troyed or seriously damaged, A detailed account published by the: Tientsin-Pukow Railway Administration gives the amount of damage ax follows.
On Sunday, August 12, the prg perty of the Church of England Misa sion in Talanfo, Shantung, wai occupied by units of the ath Naw Yionalist Army, All school. builds ings, mostly, just repaired and ready, for the opening of school, were come mandeered; there was no question: of whether we were willing to. Tend temporarily unoccupied buildings? still Tess of the rights and wrongs of such occupation, "We are not! here to discuss rights and wrongsy we are here to occupy."
The: Shantung Provincial Govern=' ment is in Taianfu, The Governory Shih Ching-ting, has from the first shown courtesy to the Missions int the city, and given practical help various ways, istling official. nos tices against the occupying of Chuck" and school premises. Bishop Scott went in person to see him and report this present occupation; but though his courtesy was. undiminished, ould do nothing to help us. "In. fact the Government seems to have power whatever where the mille tary are ckgcerned. i 'The Church of England Mission premises in other places in Shantunge have been occupied at various times since May. (At Yenchowfu' the oecus" ation has been specially. severe'
forcibly closed, worship fore" hidden, personal' property of " fore eigners and Chinese stolen, and some buildings, including an English mise: sionary's' house, used, and: misused, for four months. i 158,787.46 Other Missions in Taiantu ands 151,589.42 elsewhere in Shantung have had 97,274.01 similar experiences, 1
37,023.22 Locomotives. 6,640,000.00 Passenger cars
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