Chang Ju-mei, Governor of Shentung, denounces an act of violence by certain civil and military officials under him and the arresting of innocent persons by them It appeared that Keng Hsun, acting magistrate of Tséhsien, Shantung, while borrow-sing grain from a commoner, Chao Hsing-wang, and members of his clan, unwary rantably listened to a complaint made by the said Chao Hsing-wang against the copie belonging to w village noross the chow River, in Kiangsu province. Ge'- ting assistance from Liu Chin-hsiang, major commenting a battalion at Tungtai village, the accused magistrate led the troops into Kiangsu territory, raided some twenty families of the innocent village "ud carried off boun! over thirty prisoners. It is further averred that so c-nel were the soldiers in their treatment of the prisoners that one of them died in gud. This is a very grave offence and we hereby cashier the said acting magistrate and the said major and they are to await trial for their conduct.
16th March.
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