Orders for the return of the pri mises to the mission were sued by the Nationalist Goverament carly in May, but nothing, has yet beet done, All the local. off cials save one seem to lo willie The Chinese papers yesterday carried.
the story of an attack on.
lingchem, a village some 15 Li to the south of Hsinfung Station (on the "Shanghai-Hangchow Railway ne). by Communists and bandits elves as the Big Sword arry out the instructions of the Government, but this one, the Wenchow city' magistrate, seems to be able to prevent action More recently the mission advised to 0 and take back their premises, turning out the present occupants. This, however, was not task for the missionaries, but the City Magistrate refused any assistance in the matter. On the .contrary, we are informed, be wrote asking that the 'Ao' school be allowed to continue in the the end of The Commissione:
8 that sharily after noon several hundred penly: proclaimed then proceeded. to different houses. The villagers were robbed of their all, more than 100 were killed and every house was razed to the ground by the incendiary ism of the attackers.
To satisfy their thirst for d truction, parties were sent to neighizes with orders to carry out the same destructive programme and villages on all sides were re in Wenchow then duced to ruins. advised the mission authorities to call on the magistrate and. discuss agers everywhere dashed to the railway station and appealed for
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