A Foreign Lady's Art of Rough Weather on the River:
Weeping Big Losses From Opn Own Comreroxcext From Ove Owss Conmesroxpent Tenghsien, Sung, May 20.
Hankow, May 3.
The Rev." W. G. Romig of Tenghsien made a narrow escape in the taking of Mr. Ferguson recently in central Anhui, Mr. Roming had worked in con-function with Mr. Ferguson for Six weeks in famine relief He returned home on Saturday and the ity fell inthe hands of Communists fon' the following Tuesday. Romig reports. thorp were three different committees, working in relief work-vone of them the Wants Huei which represents the Yuen-Five. religions, which takes the place in China of the Red Cross Society of the West, "Two notorious bandits have been captored and beheaded here through fin interesting occurrence. A child had been kidnapped and hidden. 2 bole dug under.a small altar built fn'the yard of the. robber and marked og a place of worship." The fenild made. his escape, and. found his way home. He was intelligent enough to remember' the place of concealment and. informed' on his captors. When brought before the Imagistrate—the first one questioned felt there was no use denying the charge, so confessed, The second tone made an attempt at denial but his companion told him he might as well save himself a beating and confess, which he did, Rassian trade ig" starting here on & small. seale—reel cotton ig now for sale at 19 cents a reel Wer were informed by some. chants. that' when Japanese goods Sere handled here it was not Unusual to sell as much ins. $10,000 worth in-n single day, Toeal domestic. commerce is caried on by means of Huels—something like county Fairs, but these "bazaars and everything is for "They occur at the same place year by year and on the same So"'are widely advertised. Thou: sands of people attend, men, women fand children-—reminds' one ofa ball game in the home lands, or of a Hreus. Everything is s0ld—farming implements, furniture, baskets, cuttle, donkeys, flowers ete, Out soldiers are to have barracks lust. One of our wealthy citizens has public spirit enough to assume the responsibility of carrying this through: "He has built-a kiln and making the brick, and before the summer is past the old. custom of seizing houses for the enterrs Jot the military will also be pa lady stations has kept the Free from solders by: weeping—she Has been able to ahed copious tears demanded, and it seems
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