The Archive · 1875

The Chinese in Yarkand

The Pioneer publishes the following interesting accounts of the Chinese in Kashgar:—The survivors of the former Chinese {garrison of Eastern Tarkistan are in a singular sition. They of course cannot help wishing for the return of their countrymen, but they are very doubtful as to whether the first act of a Chinese Governor, on recovering posses+ ion of the country, would not be to kill them all for having saved their lives by beooming Mussulmans,, Chine appears to expect

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