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HOW THE REDS ARE ROUNDED UP MOTORING UNDER SERIOUS DIFFICULTIES

(From Our Own Correspondent)

CHENGTU

Thousand Refugees in Mission Compound

(From Our Own Correspondent)

CHENGTU, Jan. 28.

In continuation of our recent

Kachok, Feb. 7. to be held in Loh-hoe district city Campaigns against the commu- Feb. 2nd, and that for the Deng news from Chengtu, when, the battle. nists are, contiuning. Eighty pri-ang district to be held in Lia-mai raged round the Bishop's house, and soners passed through Kachek re- The general is making plass for all communications between the cently on their way to the capital. the opening of schools among these town and the outer world wore iney are sent out from here by car, people, and is endeavouring in broken, following is the first news The cars used are of the bus type, every way to keep them from har-received after communications had with two long seats in the back bouring refugee communists The been restored

sixty or seventy men from the The 20th Aray of General Tien running lengthwise of the car Each prisoner has small ropes tied Miso villages nearest the river who made their trenches and barricades around the upper arm and laced came through Kachek this morn-round the Bishop's house and the across the back, thus leaving the ing say that on the road out they seminary. The army of General hands free for restricted motion, saw a few communista, and that Lieou was established round the and the length of rope left is used they are just like animals-thin, Hospital and the Convent; and for to tie each person to the car, When maaiated, with only a few rags ten days the Bishop, priests and packed in, at least five persons are of clothing left, and hair long and use came under rifle and gun fire put on each long seat, and four matted, with no place of refuge and all communication with the outer world ware stopped, There more are forced to crouch between left.

were more than 1,000 refugees, from the two rows. Two armed guards,

the neighbouring streets. a chaffeur and a mechanic make up the load. One car so loaded got out of control on a rather slip pery road and fell off the approach to a bridge about eight miles from Kachok, killing two prisoners and injuring the chaffeur and several others.

The Schools.

Bad Weather for Oropa,

In Our Establishments.". On November 24, General. Tien's beaten troops withdrew outside the Northern gate. This was fortunate for us, we were already, running short of food...

The weather has been very bad for crops this past month. Al though- the moreary has not been below 40° some plants give the ap- pearance of having been frosted. Vegetables do not mature, and in some cases, rot off at the base. TheThere was much material damage, young rice already set out in the apart from three wounded among fields is of a decidedly yellowish the refugees, but no loss of life to

now on sale, 2

A. Fortunate Escape,

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Schools are having their mid-hue instead of the normal "beauti-deplore.

ful bright green. Many dead stalks semester vacation, which this year

are foating on the surface of the fortunately co-incides

One priest had a fortunate escape with the New Year holiday, The Kheng Water in the fields, and the Chin- when during one night six bullets ess say the devastation in the work went through his mosquito curtain. dong Normal School (of Junior of the field araba, which out the On December 18 it is feported that Middle School grada) opened last stalks thus in cold weather. Fario-General. Ten, Tien and Lisou, who fall. Including the primary grades and the first year of normal works who are just now preparing to for over a month had exchanged they have over two hundred stu- set out late rice probably have a shots in the streets of Chengtu, have dents enrolled and a staff of ton good chance for a fair crop, if had a reconciliation and will make * dry weather does not come in a common. front, against General women. Their pupils come from March: The sugar cane crop is a Lison Siang of Chungking. several districts as this is the only good one, however, and small-su-latber after having occupied Lu- normal school in the region about here. The school is located at the arcane plants. Zor setting out are chow and Suifu, has advanced to Tsechow, Janchow and Kiutin. All Kheng-dong district- nity, some

troops from Chengt have gone "to" three or four miles from. Kachek..

the front where it is expected that Village schools are talking of - The New Year Season has been hatilaties will not be long delayed. opening, as the country in more quiet than for a long time. Stu- observed with even more firecrae All commerce is at u. stand still, dents from Peking who have come kers than usual, as if the people and the inhabitents suffer but darr home for the holidays are delaying were making a vigorous protest not complain. their return, as they feel sure that against the attempts of the gov there is to be serious trouble in the ernment to change the calendar. north. The provincial inspector Shops have, not yet resumed busi of schools has been spending someness to any appreciable extent weeks in Hainan. It is a notice one or two doors will be open a able shift of emphasis when he ad- little way, but that is all.. Several vises schools to lay very little shops in Kachek market are report stress on English in the higher ed to be bankrupt, and while there primary.

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New Year Beason."

IN HONG KONG. TO-DAY

CLOUDY.

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT," FORECAST AND REMARKS, ISSUED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT 5.07

\PM, STATED

THE ANTIYCLONE CONTINUES TO MOVE EASTWARD; PRESSURE 18 REMAINING HIGHEST OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE BEA OF: JAPAN, MODERATE MONSOON WILL, PEEVAIL OVER THE CHINA COLST AND THE NORTHERN CHINĂ SEA.

LOCAL FORECAST.N.E. WINDS. MODERATE CLOUDY,

The continued cold wet weather of January made the roads very alippery. Fortunately freight traffic was not very heavy, as sol-j diers were commandeering car, and so the ruts cut into the ronds were not so deep. they would otherwise have been. Native dri- vera never use chains, and for them the slippery hills near Khou-lại market, about midway between Hoihow and Kachek, were simply impossible, and they took the more direct but less travelled road by Bang-kau market. Even so cars leaving Hoihow at 4.00 am, did hot reach Kachek till 4.00 p.m. or inter, and passengers had to pile out and push very often. It bears out the chaffeurs excuse when ask- ed to bring in freight in bad wes-1 ther-No, freight can't get out and ide push-it has to be taken out and then put back again and we were the usual crowds of people haven't the strength to bother with doing New Year purchasing the it. No wonder few cars attempt last few days of the old year, mer ed the trip, and fares rose from chaats say that there was not the the usual $3.00-$4.00 to $10.00 usual amount of money received. Foreign cars put on chains and Prices of produce were cheap in made the trip in five or six hours comparison with former years- Road men, especially at the Ham Live chickens and ducks sold for khau ferry, protest vigorously when coppers a catty, and exchange they see the chains, declaring that dropped from the usual 230-230 they tear up the road. Nativo coppers per dollar to 196. chaffeurs know their value on thei Toads but consider that they wear

Mission Conference. but tires, too much to be "usable.

The American Presbyterish - Mis- The only road improvement pro- sion in Hainan hold a Fellowship. jected for the near future is the Conference in Hachek January building of a bridge across the 25th to 28th. The leader was the river between Kachek and Kheng- Rev. J. M. MoKenzie, B.A., LL.B. dong district city. The wooden of the New Zealand Presbyterian bridge formerly there was burned Mission, located at Kong-chuan, by Reds some years ago and since. then traffic has been dependent above Canton Members of the upon a ferry poled across safe mission gathered from Nodos, enough but slow, as only one car of the cold and rain, and a very Hoihow and Kiung chów in spite could be accommodated at a time.

worth-while inspirational co ence was held

collection of stringed ~·instrumenta Helping the Aborigines. formed by the late Mr John Nio-

Brigadier-general Chen Han Da Jan. 28-a unique saleroom

bols, of Sheffield One, which Kong, in charge of military af event was recorded by the offer is described as formerly belonging fairs In Hajnan, has been, assigned and

ension of tutor Strad: to/Miss Elphinstone is dated 171 by the Canton government violi This sale adds another while the other, dated 1726, is the spent overal score, months

the romance of thess John Sandera Strad. When a completing the conquest ruments, whose values Strad vse put up in London sale communists. He has summoned

the experts at room during the war it was sold presentatives of all the sh

1,000--to for several thousand pounds.în aid lages to conferencelem

aaf. Red Orom funds.

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On December 20 we learnt of a now volte face of General Tion. Profiting by the departure for the front of General Licou and his troops, he occupied Chengtu. Gen- eral Ten remained neutral but part of his army deserted him and went out to the 26th Army of General Tien.

Under such conditions it is readily understood that General Lieon, in spite of his 100,000 men has not ablá to hold against the coalition. Al- ready he was retiring before the (Continued on Previous Column.)

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