have been disturbing the peace once more. Hage posters reviling the foreigner in the most vigorous terms were widely distributed in. town and country on the 9th of the 6th moon, This time Li Hung-chang was coupled with the Russians and roundly abused. Rewards were offered for the corpse of any foreigner, and the Ist of the 6th moon was indicated as the day for a general rising to sweep the alien out of the land. The malto was "Save the kingdom, expel the foreigner."
'THE FERMENT CREATED WAS INTENSE, far greater than during the period five or six years ago. The placards were all distributed in one' night, showing the existence of an extensive agency. We hear on' good authority that the Kolao Th, oF, it is also called, 17 HAG, Chianghu Hui, are the authors. The officials acted promptly. But for a few days things did. not. look at, all pleasant... Everyone cluding officials who neglected to write the motto on his house door was threatened with death. One has sympathy with reformers, but not with blackguards, and only blackguards could concoct and publish the statements in the placards. Foul and scurrilous lies cannot possibly besiefit China but the presence of this widely scattered society is a standing menace to the' security of the Chinese Empire. They only need
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.