. Peking : a social survey conducted under auspices of the Princeton University Center in China and the Peking Young Men's Christian Association. ARRESTED STUDENTS GOING TO JAIL. Over 900 students representing all the higher schools in the city were arrestedduring the two days demonstrations. More were not arrested because thegovernment gave STUDENT GUARD AT THE GOVERNMENT LAW SCHOOL, THE STUDENT JAIL. Although the government guards were removed the students refused to leavetheir jail until they received an apology from the government and permissionto lecture on the streets. GOVERNMENT 79
. Peking : a social survey conducted under auspices of the Princeton University Center in China and the Peking Young Men's Christian Association. ARRESTED STUDENTS GOING TO JAIL. Over 900 students representing all the higher schools in the city were arrestedduring the two days demonstrations. More were not arrested because thegovernment gave STUDENT GUARD AT THE GOVERNMENT LAW SCHOOL, THE STUDENT JAIL. Although the government guards were removed the students refused to leavetheir jail until they received an apology from the government and permissionto lecture on the streets. GOVERNMENT 79 the police, and then rush buckets of water to the hand-pumpedengines. While the men at the engines and hose are doing theirbest to put out the fire, the police stand around and blow theirwhistles, apparently doing their bit by scaring away the firespirits. Peking does not give its firemen a great deal to do, as in 1917there were only 93 fires and these involved a total of only 154houses. Eighty-five of these were totally destroyed while 69were damaged. Fifteen houses were more or less demolishedby the fire department in the fighting of fires. Peking is a citybuilt of brick and mud walls, while the floors are ordinarilydirt or tile so that even though the houses are heated by smallmovable stoves, there are but few fires in the city and wh
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