'A month or two ago it: was announced in the Gacette that, T'an Hsin-kang, General at K'aihua in Yunnan, was cashiered it order that he might be tried for causing his servants to put to death his two concur bines belonging to him and a' man with whom they had runaway. The trial has now taken place, and sentence has been passed by the Governor-General. As ap-8 from his report, the two women were living for the benefit of their health in a house away from their husband. A small official temporarily stationed in the came place formed an adulterous connection with them. When his duty was finished and he was leaving, he persuaded them to 0 off with him. The news reached the eral, who sent a petty otlicer with orders to Kill all the three. He followed them up, caught them in a house, and shot the man, but was prevented by the people there from slaying the women. He took the women away with him, but left them en route while he hurried to report to the General what he had done. He also showed the General the queue and one ear which he had cut off from the corpse as proofs of the adulterer's death. The General who was still implacable-sent him back with " servant, giving them strict orders to put the women to death. The servant killed them, and then buried them with their paramour, The Governor finds that there is no punishment for a husband who kills his concubine's paramour on the spot; but for putting the women to death at a different time and place the General must be condemned to receive.a hundred
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