Oct, 8.
A carpenter has just arrived here from Changshu, where he has been employed, together with 10 other skilled workmen, in the general repair of the Methodist: Mission pro-arties which include a boys' and girls! school und a church. The kills' school was finished about one week ago, and the men were all working on the boys' school, whoa they were notified to leave off work bby some advance representative of the 31st army as they wished the building for barracks.
To-day the troops arrived, took over the school, drove the workmen and classes out and are using the building. They have also taken over the workmen's kitchen and utensils telling the workmen to £0 elsewhere. The soldiers suggested that the teachers use the church for class-rooms, and desks and tables, which the soldiers moved from the school building, were arranged in the church, but in the afternoon, other soldiers arrived and occupied the church and the teachers tried to use the ground outside for classes fand were so disturbed that the school has been compelled to close down. The soldiers are a part of Sist army under Chin Han-ting and have moved north from Kianfo. for recreation, having been replaced by men from the 7th under Gen.
Tsung-zung who came north from Canton: to assist in suppressing: the bandits.
General Chin Han-ting is still, occupying a residence in the Methodist compound in spite of all vacate. The foreign is family are here and are living with another family as they are unable obtain their home The foreign population of Nanchang has been increased lately by the arrival of Dr. and Mrs. Libby and family, Dr. Blydenberg, Miss Penny-packer, Mrs. Arthur " Allen and family, Mrs. Lloyd Craighill and family and ten members of the ELM. who are returning to their stations where possible.
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