painful. case' of robbery occurred afew out of the city. An old man from Hoiaokanhsien had been to Siho, a large town 90 % from here, to visit his son. He was returning Jaden with a very small parcel. - This' some evilly disposed person imagined, must be silver, "While the man was crossing an unfrequented road across a long stretch of sand he was set upon with a chopper, rendered senseless, and his packet of cakes, valued 80 cash, were made off with, He was found severely wounded, and carried into the district yamen where he is slowly recovering. The thief has been caught YINGTSENGHSIEN, gypsum mints has, we are' told, token The Belgian who has been inspecting the to! a residence inside "the city. If rumour be true, the residence was easily: obtained as the merchant has wisely sent a large present of silver tothe district magistrate. The zeal with which many in this district seek to join the church is only equalled by: the manner in which these would-be Christians deceive a foreign visitor who passes through gona to Nganlufi Eindly undertook to con: their city. A missionary passing from Tebduct the Sabbath services. Some~ people pressed him to visit dying man. The first man to meet our missionary friend was the supposed dying man,.who. came leisurely out smoking his pipe. The presence of the foreigner would intimidate this dying man's opponents. So his scheme succeeded
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