The Archive · 1898

The Scene of the Murder

was outside a village called Tsungnanchang,' forty li from Panghai, on the road to Kueiyang-fu. Mr, Fleming lof Kueiyang on the 6th of September to go on a preaching tour but meeting with a messenger with a note from Mr. Botton of the same mission who was il] at Panghai—a place consisting of two villages divided by anyer and ceria by Chinese and Aborifasterd and relieved Mr. Botton who refines, respectively,—he went to that place turned to Kueiyang. There Mr. Fleming stayed until the 11th of October when ho left for a trip to Teunyuanfu, returning again to'Panghai on the 27th of October. But before arriving he lih that the Chinese village been burned by robbers which proved to be quite correct, while up to this time he had noticed no hostility towards himself. On the 28th of October the Chingping official named Liu arrived and a few days later told one, of andjthis {was the last that-Mr. Pan saw of him; for be (Pan) ranter his if and mauaged"to escape, arriving. in; Kueiyan, on the 11th of November,. ae 4

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