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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8th, 1929.

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FLEEING FROM THE to the soldiers and asked for næsist-

REDS.

MISSIONARY'S THRILLING

ADVENTURES.

BRIDGE" BLOWN UP.

Paotingfu, a amall village, about 100 miles from the Peking-Hankow Railway, repeatedly falling in and out of the hands of bandit forces;

ance. They refused to help but a refuge was finally induced to hitch his mule to the front of the car to tow us back to the road.

"At first, the mule was inclined to jib. It flattened its ears and kicked out right and left. I man- aged to get the engine of the car and tootled the born started vigorously. This move scared the life out of the old error and aid a shrill squeal of its best to bolt. We were back on to the road in next to no time and had some difficulty in stopping the frightened animal!

PRAYER IN THE DOCK.

...

MAN ACCUSED OF WIFE MURDER.

Entering the dock at Carmarthen' Henry Davies (59), a market gar- dener, charged with the wilful murder of his wife, immediately engaged in deep prayer for a few minutes. He then faced the Bench

an appearance of relief, The body of his wife Margaret Davies (68), was found in a water- butt at the rear of their home in Abergwili.

Mr. Daniel Johns, counsel for the defence, said he was instructed to say that accused complained of the way in which the inquest proceed- inga had been conducted.

COX-

My wife and I were lucky was the scene of the missionary enough to be able to buy some Chi- nese fried rice cakes and half a labours in North China of Ensign chicken. We eked this food out for J. Gilman, of the Salvation Army breakfast and tifin. We had to get

I do not know what happened The Ensign, who is residing tempor- water from wayside ditches Late

that night we procured some more there," he added, “but I have seen arily in the Y.M.C.A. at Kowloon, Chinese food but could get no milk Press reports of the proceedings, gave a Daily Press representative and had to mix the baby's food and if they are correct, I must say a graphic account of the evacuation with ditch-water. After two and a he has some grounds for

half days, we reached the railway,plaint." The report had been of the station by the missionaries.

An Agonising Journey.

widely read, and had created ́a An order to leave and proceed to Peking was conveyed to the Ensign "We had to wait six hours for good deal of prejudice in the from the British Consulate and, no- & train which arrived packed with Public mind. companied by his wife and young troops and refugees. People were baby, and himself in a sick con-even crowded on the roof and foot dition, he left his home and per- boards of the carriages. For a senal effects behind and ect out in moment, I felt sick with despair. the dead of night on his perilous I did not mind for my own safety, journey escorted by a Chinese officer but what Taked, would become of and four soldiers who discussed my wife and child? There was not quite frankly in his presence whe-eren standing room anywhere on ther they should abandon their that train and there will still has charges and join the roving bandits dreds waiting to board it. To add who, infested the country round to the general misery, a panic

about."

ensued among the hordes of prople thronging the platform when a military officer announced that the train would probably be the last as the rebels had captured the line and

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Davies was remanded in custody until January 7th

PROBATES GRANTED.

The Probate of the will of Mrs. Maria de Louries Anna Silva Jorge, inte of No. 21, Jordan Road Kowloon, who died at the Kowloon Hospital on December 20th, 1998, has been granted for. Germano Agusto de Pinns, of No. 20, Jordan. Road, and power is reserved for making a like grant to Franciscü

minor, residing at No. 21, Jordan Road. The deceased left an Hong Kong estate to the value of $25,000. The probate of the will of Yeung Luk, married woman, who died at No. 10, Caroline Road, Hong Kong leaving local estate to the value of $39,500 has been granted to Cheung

so Shi, of the same address.

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An Uncomfortable” Elde, - We only had time to scramble a few things into one small suitcase, said the Ensign "What we had a bridge in front of the train. Joaquim Maria Jorge, at present a included a tin of food for the baby

"I pushed his way and dragged in our luggage but had no milk my wife through the crush and then to make its food.. We could hear took a header through a carriage the sound of firing from the Reddoor. Every pane of glass had been troops drawing nearer and had no shattered from the carriage wie time to waste Hain was falling in dows. I landed on the heads of torrents and the night was bitterly people inside. There was not even cold. My wife had to perch on standing room. Then I took the top of a pile of riles and am- baby from my wife and asked some munition in a two-wheeled spring of the Chinese if they would hold. less Chinese cart drawn by a worn-it while I assisted my wife to get out mule and I brought up the rear in They refused but an Indian in a similar vehicle which was pack came to the rescue and held the ed with grumbling soldiers." child while I pulled Mrs. Gilman in We passed hundreds of refugees over the people's heads into the stumbling along in the darkness compartment. Just as we got in the and several hundred retreating train started, A quarrel ensued soldiers joined the party," Every between two soldiers and a woman Bow and again my wife and I had in the crowded compartment and to "get down from the carts and during the melee, I managed to walk with mud over er ankles in secure a seat for my wife. I re order to ease our cramped limbs mained standing. and to rest the tired miles...

After crawling along for about

We felt ravenously hungry and motor car over two hours the train was stopped our awful experiences had made us At daybreak, "A motor took us belonging to s man from the by a terrific explosion just ahead. feel quite ill: There was no food to village we had felt. He hailed me It was found that a party of rebels be got on the station but a Chinese and offered to take us on with him bad blown up a bridge over a river soldier took pity on us during the to the railway depot for the price and we had to wait between two

"At the next station-a jumetion military train was standing ready to leave for Peking. General Chang Hsueh Liang and his staff had a reserved carriage on the train, and, in sheer desperation, I went to him and begged a passage for the sake of my wife and baby. He very kindly saw to it that we were given accommodation among his soldiers.

of a can of oil. I jumped at. his firas until an armored car arrived afternoon and shared a load of stale, offer, thinking that the worst of with Chinese soldiers to repair the masty Chiness bread which he per the dragged from the greasy pocket of our troubles had ended. As we pro bridge,

his tattered tunic. I don't" think ceded, the road got worse and Later, just as it was getting I have ever enjoyed anything so worse. Twice we were stopped by dark the train crept slowly over an

bandite but my Balvation Army improvised bridge which sagged and

much as that dirty bread!

"Another eight hours journey saw us safe in Peking."

nerve,

Officer's uniform-particularly my shook at every turn of the wheels. cap with the Chinese charactere on Early the next morning the train

The Ensign states that, notwith its red band-rather mystified the come to a standstill at a wayside standing the awful experiences they robbers and added colour to the station and a number of our past had been through, Mrs. Gilman car driver's story that I was a big gers disembarkeds. It was inpos never once complained or lost her. official of the "Red" army and we ble for the train to start again, were eventually allowed to proceed however, as ho had run short of without actual molestation.

fel and the driver had to a round a hat in order to purchase A Male To The Rescue. "An exceptionally deep pothole some coal! d in the road brought our car to a Passed Round A Hati standstill. After a struggle, we got During that halt we were at it out of the mud and the driver tacked by a party of rebel soldiers turned off into a paddy field, who were beaten off by some of hoping to make a detour and avoid the troops on the train Again we the shocking road. To our dismay, were the victims of Bqueeze, fer we stuck fast in the mud. The another hat was passed round to driver did not like the looks of a pay for the cartridge used to repel party of troops who had halted to the attack! We had to pay up or watch our struggles. He wanted to there would have been trouble.. Abandon the car but I weat: acros(Continued on nest Column)

My plucky little wife kept up my spirits the whole time," he said, and the calm manner in which she disregarded the insult of the people on the train we were the only Europeans on board, by the way-- was a marvel to me. She did not even turn a hair when a young soldier shot a refugee dead in cold blood with his rifle after he had cleaned it!

Six weckter, the Enaign and his wife and aby were back in the Salvation Army mission station at Paotingla.

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