The Hsien city of Yenshan had ity full share of the calamity. On December 26, the vanguard of the retreating host arrived, mostly artillery. The discipline was good, 43 a great many officers were with the guns and horsemen toda through the streets shouting to the people not to be alarmed as no harm would be done and full payment given for all requisitions. It is reported that Li Ching-lin was in the party and certainly the! gunners behaved reasonably. But iment day and during the two] subsequent days, a constant stream of undisciplined and rapacious soldiers descended upon the unhappy citizens and gave themselves up to indiscriminate looting.
The Mission school under the charge of a Chinese headmaster was invaded by a posse of soldiers, who relieved him and the staff of 150 dollars under threat death, if, their demands refused. They fixed their fast the heads of the terrified teachers, who, fortunately—for themselves wore able to raise this sum from the school treasury, supplemented by a collection made from a crowd of refugees, who lad flocked into the premises from the neighbouring houses. The R. C, Mission premises were also forcibly entered and clothing taken from the resident—priest and those who had sought refuxe Under his care, including the city magistrate,
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