Another telegram to the native officials at this port with reference to the Kolao Hui rising near Lilinghsien, Hunan, recently, and the arrival of their emissaries at Tchang, states that no sooner had the peu: ple of that city and its environs received intimation of the matter than a general exodus was the result, Upon the officials sending their runners to stop the stampede and asking the reason for it, the answer received was that they saw their neighbours quing ani hence followed their example. Proclamations are now ott informing the people that the ramours are all false, and to prove them, numbers of soldier and yenén runners ent by the military and civil officials of Ichnug and the neighbour. ing district towns have gone ints the country south of these cities, attired as carriers, countrymen, fort tine-tellers. and Taoist priests, but secretly armed to arrest any bony of wen illegally assembled together. Following the receipt of the above telegram, news is published by the Shénpro to the following effect, The foolish in Ichang city are still moving their families, to places outside of the South gate, Many are doing 0 surreptitiously owing to the prohibition of the authorities who try to show them the absurdity of such a step. Hence people moving always do so either at daybreak or at dead of might-in order to eseaps observation. Upon being questioned why this is done the reply Others are moving and why should not 17" The
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