The Archive · 1893

BOYCOTTING, AND WORSE

The landlord of the house which Mr. Lydom, the Danish missionary, had rented in Huangehow turned up here the other day with all Mr. Lydom's property. He stated that his business had been utterly ruined, and his house covered again and again with indescribable filth. Further, the lives of himself and family had been threatened, and his house was certainly going to be burned. He had appealed to the magistrate several times, but because there-was a foreigner in the case he would not help him. At last the Huangkang district magistrate had told, bim plainly to send back the missionary's things, if he

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