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Show A. JOB* January 14, 1958. Mr* J, E» Caldwell, Consul General, American Consul a te General, Tientsin, China* Dear S i n* I want t o take thio opportunity t o report conditions which Rev*Harold W, Hobinson and myself found upon our arrival at our Mission premises in Tehohow, We l e f t Tientsin on January -t9 193s, and arrived in Tehohow the ©an© day at 4jj$0 PfM. Ifo | » XXXly went to our compound, which i s located ..... l i t t l > lees than two miles tvm the Railway station, and mad® a hasty inspection t r i p tkrcu.k our residence and school compounds before dark, I® were the f i r c t hioz ltx.u7lo return to Tehohow since the l a s t of our members left on October 1, tfj?* During the night of Oct, 2,t957,the Japanese forces wure already at the city wall, and a t about 4 o'clock the next A.M. were in possession of the city itsoif. This i s of ao special interest as far as our property is concerned, but 1 mention i t nevertheless. On October 6th, Japanese officers of the &'$_* T'ien Pu Tui, arrived at our compound, usually' roff^rrod to as the Tung Ti# and among other inquiries, asked if there wore quarters which they could use. A group of five hospital employees were o f f i c i a l ly loft in charge of our Hospital premises, and school employees and servants of the missionaries were in charge of schools and missionary residences, respectively. Several places were pointed out by Hospital employees which the Japanese officers ordered prepared for them. However, on the next clay, Oct*6th., they complained these c|uarters were too small and insisted upon seeing other places, They were led to our boys1 school, and although told expiicity that th© -aiX.ra vm-pound was American property (American flags were on the Hospital builtkap and in residence compound, but none were on the school buildings - but preXa atious fro.; the Ar. or loan Consulate at Tsinan were in plain fight) they insisted that the school promises be prepared for them, which was done October c>th., and on the next day they were occupfod* From mat date a n t l l January 4, t$}$g all the school buildings, Including faculty btkk \ Bfi adjoining the main compound were in constant use ly at least three different units, mainly from the Japanese Army Air Force - the Ch'un T^em Pu Tui, Chung f lag Pu Tui, and the T© Oh*us© Pu Tui, and m^y unit having from, !G0 to 200 men. From 500 - 400 men of their Medical unit were also encamped just outside our compound and these groups used the 1 acuity buildings. Aside from the use of buildings these various units used hospital beds, mattresses, lumber, matting, and other a r t i c l e s , some of which were not returned, others being damaged. They also tore clown part of a small building belonging to the hospital electric light plant, and ail the amployees Mrs in constant danger of being mistreated i f they hesitated to carry our certain orders. Walls and gateways were deliberately knocked down by t h e i r trucks, school equipment, such as bed boards, and other furniture were burned for fuel in their kitchens and elsewhere, trees and shrubbery were damaged, cist mi water was hauled away by trucks (this one item alone Is of great mine because of the scarcity of good water for cooking and drinking purposes in Tung Ti) windows and doors deliberately smashed, electric light wiring torn down, and much other damage done* |