Tt was on the last occasion, in December 1924, that the two American missionaries, Mr. and Mrs. Stam, Who were stationed in the eily, were cruelly murdered. Since then no foreigners have resided here, Even today the surrounding cuuniry is very unsafe. Only a day before I was through there a police officer who was searching a bus on the Nanchang. Kingteh Highway for suspects was shot dead by two robbers—his police ran away—who then proceeded to Kinglehichen, Home of Poreciain Kingtehchen, the famous pottery' town, is situated on the Chang River, east "of Poyang Lake, about eight hours run by bus from Nanchang. Tt Hies ina hollow of the hills, and the first glimpse one. catches afar of its forest of chimneys gives one the Impression of an important manufactur Ing centre, In actual fact It is quite avsmall, untidy town of less than 20,000 inhabitants, with only one modern street Just recently widened.
"Ils citizens are remarkably un. sophisticated: for the first time dur-Ing my trip T was followed about in the streets by inquisitive groups and
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