We have just received details of the mur-dor of the French priest, Rev. Mazel, telegraphic information of which, dated 19th April, we published some time ago. It appears that our assumption was quite correct in regard tothe murderers of the missionary being the band of robbers gradually being forced in this direction from the istrict} near the French frontier at Tongking by the very effective operations of the Chinese General Ssu and the French authorities.
The murdered missionary after a stay of about four months at the Romian Catholic Bishopric of Kueishen, situated about halfway between Outcheow and: Nanning on the West River, left for Loh, by way of Pésé, in compony with two Chinese. He arrived safely at Pésé on. the 15th of March and wrote to the Bishop that everything was quiet. 'On the17th of March he sent his ard to the Chinese Prefect, giving him notice of his arrival, to which he received no answer. On the 19th the Rev. Mazel started out for Loh, arriving thereon the 22nd. About 40 li from Loh he fell in' with a number of Chinese who stated that about forty or fifty df their mules had been stolen hers, from whom they were livin i ted his-ar haem is Hlensti.
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