Mise Sarah Glenn, acting superintendent of the Southern Methodist Mission Hospital in Soochow, arrived inthe capital by road yesterday evening, She was accompanied Dr. J. C. Thotoughman, the Rev. RT, Henry and Miss Chu, a Chinese nurse, Dr. Thoroughman and Mr. Henry had stopped at Yieheng to superintend the moving back of party of Iwenly Chinese doctors and technicians claimed last night that Wusth had fallen into their hands, thous Kiangyin, the former Manchurian troops of General Liu To-chuan, who was in command of the sector, to carry out orders. When the Japanese were concentrating their main force for fan attack on the Kashing-Kashan Hine, it is slated, Huangtu, on the ghai-Nanking Railway, became quiet sector, and the former Mat Jchurian troops, known as poor fightfers, were ordered to defend it, Generat Liu's troops, however, according to Chinese reports, not only not fight, but never even went to Huangtu, "thereby enabling the Japanese forees to break through the Chinese tine without opposition."
Five foreigners stilt remain in Soochow, however. "They are the Rev. H.'H. MeMillan and Dr. C, G. MeDaniel, "of the So Mission, and the Rev.
'A. MeNully, the American Chucrh Missi who. are engaged in refugee Dr, Mason Young and Miss Latoy Grier, of the American Presbyter Mission" Hospital, who are super: the evacuation of 108
Island, Taihu Lake, by boat.
Soochow was week, but there casualties. The Power House, hi fever, was put out of action and was neither light nor w:
foreign property Miss Glenn reports that the ity ts deserted and the roads, eroded with refugees streaming towards. Nani on foot, in wheelbarrows, ricksha: cars and carriages present " "pitiful Taken completely by surprise, the inese troops in Kiating and Tal-tang were competed to effect a hurried. withdrawal, and, with the Tack of transportation facilities following the severe bombing of highways and the railway, there was much disorder.
'The failure of the Japanese forces tu take advantage of the situation fand push vigorously" westward gave an opportunity to the Chinese troops to organize a new line, which, it is now declared, has been' completed
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