Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-29


they stepped out of their class to
to 5 in a game played on the Glen
dale diamond. Errors to a large ex-
tent contributed to the defeate of the
collegians.
| been cut of wire communication will.
Shanghai have gradually peen pick
ling up the evacuation notice sent
out by radio last week by American
Consul General Clarence f. Gauss,
with the result that foreigners IN
! Increasing numbers are flocking 10
the coast.
Two small steamers brought II
americans from Nanking to Shanghai
many of them suffering from
ptomaine poisoning. Eleven cases
were sent to a hospital. Twenty
five Americans arriving at Kiuk"
/ lang, from Nanchang have embarked
for Shanghai. Only five Americans,
all men, are still in Nanchang. Other
Americans have been evacuated from
Aanghsow, Swatow, Hangchow, Chin
kiang and various other smaller
cities. The American destroyer
Preble has completed tour of the
small ports, along the lower Yangtse
where Is men and IA women ana
I1S children, all Americans, were
PICKED up
The French municipal council to-
cay held a meeting to consider the
defense of the French concession
Consul General Naggier, who pre-
sided said that there was no rea-
son to infer that the French con-
cessions was less prepared for Gie
fense than the rest of the foreign
settlement. According to the French
naval authorities, he said sufficient
forces were available for any empr-
gency. The consul general also said
that complete defensive cooperation
existed between the French conceS-
sion and the rest of the foreign set
| tlement
mass meeting was held this
afternoon by japanese residents of
the foreign settlement. A resolu-
, tion was adopted thanking the for
eign forces for the protection ae-
corded the Japanese.
Refugees from Nanking brought
there last week.
i. Il v
| 81 year old professor of theology at
Marking theological seminary, who
was taken to hospital, suffering
from ptomaine poisoning gave
| graphic account of his narrow es-
cape from death at the hands of ma
| tionalist soldiery in Nanking.
| He said the looting began Thurs
day morning and continued all day.
He himself, after being robbed, was
| threatened with death by young
soldier. His cook interferred and
wrestTed with the looter for possess.
sion of a sword, while an old co3lie,
cong employed by the professor,
knelt weeping and begged for his
employers life.
| Later the professor was taken in
hand by a squad of soldiers WHO
! ordered him to kneel to be shot
/; ;reighbor interviewed and arguments
.began over money payments. A ra
tionalist doctor then took him from
lthe hands of the soldiers, but tne
respite was short, for the professor
was seized again.
This was the closest call of ALL
DR.. Price, zone soldier said that
although I was an American, l was
his enemy. He drew his gun. 1
seized it and we struggled. With
;the help of two students, danger
was ayerted.
After nine hours in the HANDS or
the soldiers, Professor Price was re-
leased and made his way to the
Ranking university where other
refugees had concentrated. Madame
tCaplain, French wife of an official
in the Chinese postoffice who re-
mained at Nanking day later than
the other refugees, also went through
narrowing experiences, but escaped
/ with her life and arrived here 90
lday. She said that when the attack
on the foreigners was at its height
the Chinese soldiers yelled
1--WE want to kill. We want blood. .
An old French priest, she said who
had been 30 years in China told her
that the Nanking outbreak of anti
foreign feeling was worse than thai
of the Boxer uprising in 1900.
Nine. Captain said that everything
was quiet after the bombardment by
the British and American warships
but that on the next night there
was wholesale lootjng of the bet
ter class Chinese houses. She &C.
clared that the lowest types o.
Chinese seemed to be armed.