To the Editor of the the same as mine except in sume places to Noxru-Cuisa Darty News. meet with open reviling. These villages, likewise, had received the official aid, of were hoping to receive it, and plainly of the Japanese to conform to civilised Sir,—The somewhat mara anxiety showed that they did not care for the usages does not prevent their adhering te foreign aid, if it meant a withdrawal of the obsolete methods where matters are not native. comparing potass wedecidedtorelinlikely to attract attention. In Japan there nish the whole of our section included in are certain ports open to foreigners with 'o-hsing, On Thursday we went in com-entire liberty to circulate; but no Europany with Dr. Neal to pay our respects pean may penetrate into the interior with-to Mr. Chow, who has the charge of out special authorisation of the government. the official relief in four of the districts.
By means of a traveller's passport, the The conference was as friendly as the foreigner may travel through on condition previous had been, and a satisfactory that he remains but a few days in any one conclusion was reached. It was evident, 1.—place. Some missionaries however contrive that the native fund had abundance of both to remain in the forbidden territories silver and grain and must be distributed although they find it by no means safe to 2.—that over half of our sixty villages in A French ecclesiastic writes from Po-hsing had already been aided by the Nagasaki to a contemporary as follows native funds; 3.—that for the native aid to "Having lived seven years at Kouroume, be withdrawn from our remaining villages I found it difficult still to pass for a would meet with the open opposition of the traveller. I was known to the police Bo continued side by aide with the munié- ople, and 4.—that forthe foreign aid to who at first did not make any trouble but at length they requested me to conform cent aid of the officials would not be just to my passport and to "move on." My to the ideas of the foreign donors. There-Passport was about expiring, and I for-fore the foreign aid should be withdrawn, warded it to the French Legation to have and all those villages should be sided it renewed for what it was worth. The by the native funds. This was the happy Japanese Government replied I had be solution of an unhappy occurrence, and we denounced by the Prefecture of Foukouks all retained our appreciation of the kindly for having resided seven years in the and reasonable attitude of Mr. Chow. interior and hired a house; and that they Since then, Mr. Laughlin has resumed could not let me havea passport. The police his control of the work in the District of ordered me to appear at Nagasaki, or the; Lo-an, including about one hundred vil-would convey me there as a criminal, lages, and the form of relief bestowed The French Legation negotiated, but to no upon'me has been the permission to return purpose. Some Japanese gentlemen tried to Chi-nan-fu. In doing this, I will take to assist me by engaging me as a teacher of my chance to see the Yellow River and the French language, so that I might be evolve some theories. permitted to reside in Kouroume. The Tu leaving this region, I wish to express tence of a school was merely a blind to jovernment refused, saying that the pre-ay views on a few matters. Though having next to the shortest experience of any one facilitate the evangelising of the Pagans. engaged in the famine work, I can supply T have still hopes that the Legation may the deficiency by greater positiveness; and Procure me permission to return to my native Christians. The other missionaries so here goes.' First, the work as carried on by seven foreigners in four or five of have not yet been expelled, but the police these districts has shown a splendid coare upon their traces; and if the Govern-operation and agreement of plan. Second, ment does rot modity its procedure they for the purpose of saving life the relief could are likely to vive us trouble." hardly have been excelled, both from the Yours truly, timeliness of the arrival and the thorough-
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