(May Ist.) The Earl of, Carnarvon, asked the, noble Bari opposite (Granville) whether he could confirm the authenticity of a telegram from Shanghai which had appeared in the public press, according to which the Chinese shot lis teaching cent: to Government had demanded tha female schools the doctrines of Contutas choult be prohibit. ed, and that all missionaries, except those at Treaty Ports, should be as Chinese subjects; a declaration being added that in the event of another massacre compensation would not be granted, and that only the actual murderer would be puni This announcement had already caused considerable anxiety, and if the noble Earl was in possession of such a despatch from the Chinese Government he should be glad to know whether he would object to lay it on the table.
Earl Granville, was understood to reply that the Government had not received a tel of such a purport, and that he could not confirm the accuracy of the statements referred to by the noble Earl.
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