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C-mmander-in-Chief Luh Pao, and his while each one realized it was a hope.} Chief of Staff ɓad already arrived, less task, no one cared to take the We met the Commandern Chlef and responsibility of emegeating & truca. his advisors and presented a plea for Meanwhile the Yunnan soldiers, the protection of the City of Lanchow, with their varguard of Kwangsi The
Commander in Chief stated regulars, who had joined them at BESIEGED CITY'S ENVOY.
that they had hoped to pass Changa, had surrounded the City on pacefully through the provicco three eldos and had their onus Özed The Rey W. H. Oldfield's exciting and enter Kwongtung where they on the river so that retreat out of adventures in the South China War were to join the forces being sent the other City gates was impossible. in June Inst are told in the diary, ngainst the North. He said that all, The buildings outside the City walls which he ebowed
China Mail he and his troops required was an open wire fast filling up with soldiers and reporter dusing bis recent visit to road and rations for the way, for from the upper windowa shot and Hongkong. Writing from Liachow, which they were willing to pay the shell was pouring into the City. The (Kwangsi) on July 1, he said :-
customary prices. He added that if sharp crack of the rifles of the attack- In perils of waters, in perils of his way was blocked, then he would ing party combined with the clatter robbers, in perils by the heathen, in be compelled to resort to force in of machino-gure, and the dreadful parila in the City. We ara troubled order to open a passage, but that he roar of the bigger guns, struck terror on every aide, yet not distressed, we would prefer the other way.
into the hearts of all, and nerved as Pre perplexed but not in drepair; We were naked to deliver the mess to a final effort for peace, an effort persecuted but not forsakin; east
age and if the troops were to be pre-which at fast proved offretust, though | down but not destroyed.
vented from passing through Liuchow on me alone devolved the delicate peacefully to return at once with thetak of negotiating between the op- information, for whether it was wat posing troopt. or peace, the troops would resume their journey in the early morning,
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The war cloud that appeared in the west two weeks ago has now burat in all its fury. Ton days of comparative quietness has now given way to to frightful shriek of shot end shell, and
FIGHTING INEVITABLE. the victor of a month ago has now be
We hurriedly returned to the City come the vanquished and once more we enter upon a new regime that and presented our report before Gen promises to be more at ble than any cral Lin and his advisers, but the only that has preceded it.
lauswer we r caved was that if the When the Yunnan troops, ten. Yunoon snl.ca attempted to pass thousand strong tea bed the City through Livelion, they woul be met of Tubchaw in Kwichow, b
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arations were made for
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It was nearly dark when the orders were given that the soldiers staticved on the City wall should cease firing and give an opportunity for peace nerotiations, The un still boomed to meet it, and in this way, the MR. C. H. HUSTON'S VISIT. from the outs but not eness on decent was mada.
As son as the ground was resched Following the fillin which they were themat was made to scale the wall' were any shots to be find by the I was led by the aldirsa ceathe given by he Incal American busness City Foldiers.
strre where military hea la were community in the Bangkong Hotel. A g of trace was then waved a sembled ni had to on-wer the Mr C H. Hustin U 8. Assistant Kwaogai vio Lipo and Sien. and the after a few geural remarks. we from the Part rat", hat ila various questions shut në me from Saretary of Comm rer, and his party others going via Pargbai and Kuchow returned to fur homes to awar the
ou re taken for a trip on the harbour in That night the City did appearan only seemed to draw an every quarter Wheee t and then by bont to Changan. The outcome.
to Begotint ? the Henry Keswick The Cousul. former company under comma of not step The Yarnan troops were intenser firm in that direction. I "Win asked you
erouched behind the parapete for a na • Who wrote the letter you par 51" General for the United States Mr. W. General Chang, which was now bat forte li away and would be
moments while the full whistled "Did the Commander -ign it If Gale)s dseverðlocal business mu the larger of the two, reuchd at the City entes early on the morrow.
overhead, and then with fear and **r ons l↑ "Whose trope as in secum pani 1 he visitors, the Hong- the City of Kingynon three wren fighting would be inevit
tremblin wavin: my hat I eboot the Cure 7' * Are they willing to long General Chamber of Commerce In fact, that very day, days travel west of Liuchow and able
to the enemy to
step surrender ? " * Where ne they being requesented by ita Assistant were there met by armed forces of Ln General Line outroste bad clashed firing for a mement Opi asked located?” “Where is the Gener)?” Secretary (Mc. M. F. Key). Chen ting, with osdere to change their with the approaobing atme and in
to be permitted to go out them and, "Has hero been sur loo ing?" "Aru At fait on Do kya'd the machinery coures and take the long overland the evening wounded men were being discuss the terms of peace. This you a resident of Lluch.w?" "Why was going at full pressure and the routes eastward via Pinglob, to carried into the City,
[requeat was granted but I was sternly did not of hers come with you?" I visitors inspected the various shopa Kwang-tung. This change of march bod As soon as it was dark, secret Fre informed of the consequences of mateged to answer their gacation with considerable interest. A visit many difficulties. The company on- sisted of about 8000 troops including and during the night or early morning trickery The east gale was decided satisfactorily, and about as far as was made afterwards to Kowload upot as the way to go out by, but thy asked them; and the fact that I Dock but by the time the "Heary carriers and muleteers and bad 1,000 hours, certaiu detachmente
when I was reade to go, I found large had met their leaders the day before Krawick" arrived there the workers pack mules laden with ammunition moved across the river. Largo guns) and opium. The road over which were also taken over and pack raules companies of soldiera mustered on at Linching went a long way to cou- had just knocked off for the day.
Mr Hoston is accompanied by Mc. it was suggested that they should were ferried across, and after giving either side, and each suspicious of the vince them that no deception was
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bring plaved. After the grilling J L. Baker and t o oter membara trav. l. was not the best, and orders to bi: Commanders to hold
Onteide the Cite wall huge meat examination I was led to other of the party are:-Lieut. Col. A. M. accommodations along the way was the City at any cost, the General blocks were thrown across the street efficers and finally roached the head- Evan (U.S Pubic Health Service), far from adequate to entertain such a bimself decided to leave the City's hebind which macbin- guns were quarters of the Command-r-in Chief Mr. Ward Bwe (U.B. Bureau of large company of men, Moreover stifling air, and set the purer atmos placed ready for action; larger gous where his ultimatum was rerived tod Fisher ), and Mr. David J. Davis the country was alled with Green, phere of the quiet country!
were guarding important positivas carried back into the City. Another (U. Bureau of Immg.ation). Forest," men who were looting at As soon as it was daylight, we
The vi'iters are due to leave for leisure, and who wero ready to assist were again called to negotiate for and buy scaling laddere har hern trip to tell that the conditions were
Canton to morrow evening. mado and were in readinere for a final accepted, and all was clear,
The the company to carry the loads (in peace, but declined to mediate on
assault on the City. With the It was a fu' night's work. Pence entertainments arranged for them ano hard reation) whenevens oppostile terms put forth. Three of the attaching coldiers-clamouring at the negotiations began at dusk on during their stay Lere include a recap- unity presented itrell. However, the City gates were then closed and Yunus troops accepted the new pro- soldiers placed upon the walls, while gate, and the City troops in readins Tuesday evering, and it was four tion and tea by the Chinese Chamber
to repulse an attack, who was going o'clock on Wednesday morning before of Commero: to-morrow afternoon. gramme and the morch began. All the other thres gates were left open went well until the main body reached to facilitate a rete at should it be to take the rescasibility of opening the final word bad been spoken anal
the gate?
an bour later, the City gates were a position north of Linchow, when a como necessary.
The Commander offered the key to opened and the Yunnan and Kwang- the Yunnan soldiers doubtlese had a bait was called. Rains, it was said, Meanphile, hopeless, but resigned
would assume the si troops marched in, he soldiera quieting influence and sayed the anyone who bad so ried the river that it was to their late the City people were
responsibility. but no one came slept on the streets until daylight, City from more serisui harm, dangerous to cross and so the troops waiting in suspense, while soldiers, forward. Finally it was decided that when they took control of the City were delayed several days.
sullon and silent, paced up and down I should be let down over the wall in a gates and found shelter in private el soldiers were carried to an idol As soon as it was daylight, wound- Meanwhile, the smaller body of upon the City wall, or peared over basket. This was attempted, but at houses or public buildings and settle temple, acar the Chapel, and we soldiers bad reaobed Chaugan, and the parapets in cearch for the enemy the firet pull, the rope snapped and ed down for relaxation and rest. were asked to dress their wounds. were being waited upon by General They had not long to wait. rather than run any more rieks, ai There was but little looting. We bad eighteen the first day, but Lius representatives, who asked them the distance, armed men could be ladder was scouted. This being too dozen or more stores were eater.d by later wen their own military doctore to change their course and fol een slowly approaching, and at toli
In
low their brethren eastward over the past twolve, the first shot was fined. short to reach the top, it was held up Kwongei troops and moter and arrived, wo were relieved from, much ove land zoute. Military measures Then followed, at uncertain intervals, by two men while I was lowered down valuables taken, but the presence of responsibility.
were threatened if this request were, the snap and crack of tile fire, as the disregarded. General Lub, who was City soldiers attempted to keep the leading the Yunnan forces, objected) Yunnan soldiers bark from the City to the suggested change of route, and walls. Presently machine guns were when further consultations failed to brought into action on both sides, and ting agreement, it was reported that then the Yunnan soldiers placed a 3 each had detained the other's r.inch field gun in position und began. presentative, thus causing an open to hell the City. breachi After a few day'e test, General Luh continued his journey southward by native craft and tre small motor launches that had been picked up en route.
CHURCH STRUCK.
Our home and church in which a pumber of the Christians had taken refuge, was struck, A large shell ired the twenty-ineb thick brick The news that the Yannon troops wall and exploded, "scattering pieces bat embarked for Liuchow, caused n of iron in all directjope. The pieces commotica iu military centres and travelled the entis length of the threw the people into a panic as it building, trating through partition", seemed that again they were to bear and smashing wo deù ecrolls, flower the pains of war This fear was in-pots, benebes and winduwa, and creased when early on Sunday mor- leaving their marks in 120 placca, A ning General Liu issued notices to the group of men were seated around a various local governin, bodies stating table at the farther end of the Chapel, that he was powerless to prevent a or standing near the doorway when clash and calling upon the different the crash came. For a moment there Boards to select representatives to go was confusion, followed by the forward to try to re-open negotiations mingled cries of alarin and pain, es between the two armies. A company several were hit by shell splinteze. of soldiers, 2,000 strong, was algo Those who could te rushed to hastily dispatched to the north to place of safety had trembled meet and check the oncoming troope. with fear at every new explo. ASKED TO ARBITRATE. sion. Soma, however could not rar, At the same time, I was quickly they had be a struck by flying tiles called for by a City re- and las ornuching on the floor crying presentativo and sabed to fir help. while bled poured out of hold myself in tradimas to abi ugly wounds that had been rece ved. rate betw en the apposing factione. A small child was struoz on the head To this I consented but continued to and two young men and a language prepare for the morning service. The teacher wars wounded in the legs. service commenced, and I was half. Those were carried to a abady place way through the sermon, wher a hus in the yard and willing bands began tied call came for me to go. A fast to dress the wounds and stop the flow motor launch had been engaged, and of biood which in some cases gave with a repicaentative from the Chom use for alarm. ber of Commerce and the Se:f-Govern- ment Aerodiation, we w.re soon ou cur way to meet the dreaded foe.
Meanwhile, City representativen and I were rushing around to various military headquarters, and trying to It was not a pleasant journey. Rob: sea if by some means the City could boa filled the country and soldiers be saved from farther fighting and were stationed at various points to bloodshed. We knew that if too puard th roads leading to the City. many of the attacking soldiers were Which were soldiers and which were killed or wounded, their enraged com- Trobbers could not be told at a dis" | rädes would seek vengeance on the tance, and at different points the City when once the City fell into their Jaunch was stopped and had to pass bands, and visions of looting burning an examination before being permitted and awful bloodshed, as occurred at to continue its journey.
Kingyuan, loomed up before us. But The second-day-out, the gilp-of what could be done to stop the Aghtw Linching, was reached and from a dis- ingt It anemid p hopless task. tance, it could be seen that the Yan. The General had given ordars to fight, fian soldiers weto just coming in. and then had retired, leaving his com Upon landing, it was found that the mandera to carry out bie, ofders, and
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