Tang Kui, 26, a soldier serving the relief center at Hanwang town of Mianyang city, said they have been sending out a steady stream of food, water and biscuits to victims since the quake.

“You had better not look at me in that way, ” said the soldier; “you will make your eyes water;” and then he seated him also upon the apron, and opened the chest.

One evening while Farquhar and his wife were sitting on a rustic bench near the entrance to his grounds, a gray-clad soldier rode up to the gate and asked for a drink of water.