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Show r ' NEWSPAPER UNDER FIRE The latest number of the Central China Post. Hankow, Is an example of modern Journalism worthy of attention. Its leading article Is headed "Please Excuse." and relates tbst the abbreviated size of the paper Is due to the fact that It was published under Ore Tbe reporters who "covered" tbe battle Hankow, the moat decisive battle of the revolution to date, covered It from the local room of the paper on which they worked. The battle raged all around the Post building, which was damaged dam-aged by shells from the Maxim guns of both aides. "Had our staff been trained In the wild and wooly west." explains the paper editorially, "they possibly might have been kept at work with bullets flying In at tbe windows, but they did not take kindly to the experience " All their coolies fed to the country and they were able to print a paper only half the normal size. Since the revolution commenced this psper baa shown fortitude, enterprise and pluck which are examples to the older J mrnals In China. Tbe Post says: "It does not ofu-n happen that oppo"ln forces arrsoge to fight their battles In full view of the newspaper office, but thla took place on Saturday. Tbe Post building stands on the Hupeb road, at tbe edge of tbe R.ltUb concession, conces-sion, wbere the old city wall used to be It la three stories high and has a flat roof. Parallel with the Hupeb road, and at distance of about a thousand yards, runs the railway which Is carried on the tcp of a high embankment "The morning's battle was fought largely along tbe line of the railway. Aa tbe sun came over the hills beyond Wuchang, tbe revolutionaries revolution-aries advanced to tbe attack. One party, fifteen fif-teen hundred strong, came from tbe further end of the Sin Reng road, with two guns, and went by the railway. They advanced In their usual tumultuous drove without any apparent order Another party. less In number, came frorn the lower end of the road and went by the diagonal street toward the atatlon. They marched two deep, and as they proceeded, placed men In the trenches and huta to cover a retreat. The revolutionists planted two new guns on the railway and the train came down with a fresh body of troops, who were led on the run to the scene of battle around the station. It soon became evident that the revolutionists had carried the station. When tbe station was hwt the Imperialists opened fire with shrapnel from their guns stationed at the race course "At 10:30 o'clock there was a tremendous bang. A shell had struck a corner of the building, bringing down a lot of bricks and right after It came two more, which fell a little ay off. "At the end of the day the honors remained l'b the revolutionists, sinee they held their ground, though outrlaased In every way. Tbe next day the battle was renewed and the Imperialists Im-perialists won. The Poet was under fire again throughout the day and tbe building was damaged dam-aged to a considerable extent, but the staff remained at their duties. When tbe press time came the editorial staff performed the work of the coolies and got the paper out." Trying to Esplaln It "Did yon all ever git any Cbrlatmaa presents?" pres-ents?" asked the little colored boy. "No." replied tbe other. "It seems tike dat de Christmas tree fruit crop la a failure down whax I Uvea." |