We made the 10 miles to Chuchow by breakfast time the next morning. There, Col. Liu Chung-wei, the most marked officer under the command of Gen. Yen was stationed. I met his secretary who assured me that I should not need a written pass, though it is hard to think that he did not know that five miles further up. the river a lieutenant was stationed with orders not to allow any boat to pass without such a written order. As far as Chuchow, I had a fellow-passenger. who had received word that the retreating Tan soldiers a few days before, had looted the chapel and injured the chapel-keeper. We found the report verified on actual inspection. I sped on my way as
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