Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
Foreign Properties Destroyed
by Communists Seeking
$1,000, 900 Mexican.
MISSIONARIES REMAIN
IN CHINA DANGER ZONE
Gunboats Rescue Most of Non-Citi-
zens of Changsha as De-
struction Starts.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, July Communists
today continued their systematic de-
struction of foreign property in Chang
sha, capital of Human Province, while
they awaited reply to their demand
for 81 ,000, 900 Mexican (about $420, 900
at current exchange rates. to refrain
from burning the entire city.
The Reds ceased their indiscrirninate
burning of all property when they for
warded their demand to bankers and
merchants. but kept up the carnival OF
looting foreign institutions and business
places and then applying the torch to
buildings after distributing to street
rabble the loot from the houses OF
foreign devils"
Piling the loot in the streets Com
munists permitted the mobs to help
themselves. The rabble apparently did
not resent the invasion and made of
with the spoils. What little resistance
was offered came from well-to-do Chi
nese, who were robbed and then either
Sldui VI AOueIily AalIuACu'
Fate of College Unknown.
A large part of the city lay in ruins
Beautiful foreign mission properties
were smoking heaps of stone, brick,
steel and debris. The fate of Yale Col
lege in China. perhaps the best known
foreign institution, remained unde-
termined.
Apparently doomed to destruction
were the large office buildings, foreign
consulates and residences on an island
in the Slang River adjoining the walled
city. Among these were the officeS of
the Standard Oil Co. of New York and
the Texas Co. and the British consulate.
Tremendous stocks and installations
of the two oil companies on the OUT
skirts of the city also seemed destined
for destruction.
Most of the foreigners left the city
Yesterday on British, American and
Japanese gunboats. Because the river
was receding rapidly the gunboats were
forced to withdraw. leaving millions Of
dollars worth Of foreign property UNI
protected.
Missionaries Left in City.
NO further word was received as to
the fate of four missionaries believed
were Rev. w. H. Lingle of the Presby-
terrain Board of Foreign Missions, DR..
Allen N. Cameron, representative of a
branch Of the Galilee Baptist Church
of Denver, Colo: Miss Gertrude Rugg
of the British China Inland Mission
and an Italian Catholic priest
Whether there had been loss of life
among the foreign inhabitants was not
known, but about so were removed on
the gunboats before sacking of the city
commenced.
The Reds swarmed into the virtually
defenseleSs city Monday. Numerous
executed. A brother of Ho Chen, pro-
vincial governor, was beheaded, but the
governor himself escaped.
Ho Chien's movements were not
known here, but it was believed he will
return to Shanghai soon. Communist
leaders announced they would behead
him Immediately should he fall into
their hands.
Want Military Aid.
Local influential Chinese contend
Marking authorities should seek to ex-
tend definite military assistance to the
stricken city. Otherwise, they said, the
future strength of the Reds would be
materially and morally enhanced.
Movements of provincial forces, first
reported marching against Changsha
from the north, were unknown here.
That these forces would attempt to
drive the Communists from the walled
city was considered unlikely since the
invaders had a better organized army
than the military.
Changsha is considered one of the
richest and most modern of interior
China cities.
A Changsha dispatch received here
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