White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-07-01
MISSIONARY TELLS OF
TROUBLES IN CHINA

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TROUBLES IN CHINA
In his letter mailed annually to al
Of the sPostmasters in the United
States, Rey. H. G. c. Hallock, mis-
sionary in China, this year gives ar
interesting first hand account Of the
Chinese war and some causes Of it.
His letter follows:
G. P. o, Box No. 1884,
Shanghai, China
May rs, 1927.
Dear Friend:
I write to let you know that your
prayers for us have been answered
and that and my Brownies and
Bible School are safe. We are very
grateful to you who are pleading
that we be preserved from harm
We have had many days Of terrible
experience in Shanghai. 1t began
Monday, March 21st, and many people
have been anxious ever SINCE. Or that
day I went to the Navy Y. M. e. A.
for my dinner. X Then everything
seemed PEACEFUL As came back !
had some parcels and took a rickshaw
and was half mile from home when
firing began and hundreds of people
came running as for their lives. Ny
rickshaw man turned and ran with
the crowd. finally succeeded in
getting him stopped. I paid him off,
waited until the frightened multitude
got by, and then came on home. All
afternoon the shooting continued and
big fire was started in which fifteen
hundred houses were burned. All
night long cannon doomed. The next
day the trouble continued. The
British forces were guarding all the
barriers. In the afternoon the defeated
Northern forces who tried to rush the
defences were fired on when they
would not halt. Eight or ten were
killed. Then all surrendered. They
were interned. The Cantonese troops
tried to force thro; but were halted
after a number had been killed. The
Southerners captured from the North
erners all the district around Shang-
hal; but were not allowed to step
within the Settlement. Another big
fire broke out on Tuesday. / sat and
worked and watched it burning just
eating up the houses. On Wednes-
day word came for us all in our dis
trict to go into the Settlement be-
hind the defences. / did not know
this until the rest were ready to leave
near five o'clock so did not go with
them, feeling safe in His keeping. /
was nearly prisoner for a few weeks.
One noon went for my dinner and
guards would not let me back thro the
barriers. had to take near an hours
hike in round about way to get
beck home, so after that / prepared
my food here. I was made anxious
on March 18th, for the missionaries in
this compound, who had left week
before, came to get their goods and
said they were leaving for America
and must lock up and take the key.
Where could I go? Next day they
came to finish packing and said I
might stay if not afraid. Greatly re-
lieved?! God had answered my prayer.
had tried to find vacant house;
but all were packed with refugees
from here and Hankow, Kiukiang,
Wuhu, Anking, Hangchow and Nam
king and Chinkiang, all of which
places had been looted and some mis-
scenarios and others killed or wounded.
Many say Shanghai's turn is coming
too. It would have come, had God
not let England see the STORM coming
and rush out thousands Of troops to
protect the Settlements. Other ma
tons sent some troops. With 1900
local volunteers to help out the Settle
ments are well guarded. Shanghai
looks like military encampment The
Chinese in all this part kept fleeing
into the Settlement or to other places
to escape the terrible Chinese soldiers
who are moved not by patriotism; but
by the lust for loot. Worship of the
god-of-wealth produced no gold so
they brazenly determined to steal it,
since new teachings pooh-pooh future
punishment and Bolshevists extol an
archy. It's very sad to see the ter
ror stricken Chinese running here and
there carrying their. worldly goods.
They prayed the enclosed god-of-war
to protect; but he is silent. Oh, the
terrible Bolshevists! What trouble
and terror, what sorrow and suffering
they are responsible for! And to think
they are just Modernists, gone to seed.
Shame on every Modernist in America
and China! They have encouraged
and melted this blood-shed, uncon-
sciously indeed, but none the less
surely. God forgive them. They
know not what they do.
Please don't stop praying and help
ing. Should you wish to send money
at this time of need, send by Draft
or Check or U. S. P. o. Money
Order on New York, payable to DR..
H. G. c. Hallock, and send to me here
at Shanghai.
Yours in Christ's glad service,
Crew H. G. c. Hallock.
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