to punish'the offenders because of the lack of military force and their -failure: to act: i: fnterpretad by. the rioters as.aproof that the officials: are in sympathy: with: the: crus againsbithe foreigners; and' their adherents::
\d: from' the political stand-point:
whi proves tobe our' whilom fa: acquaintance: Wang Ts4ng-chun FAR)' hiss bees dear by the Governor. Mo. "settle" the trouble. He has gone in ith Bishop Anzer to Jéhchao city the outrage upon Father soldiers are on the. way: from fo into the whole matter.
BROKEN PROMISES, 'Meanwhile the jle*at' Hochialou who treated so cavalierly-your correspondent and his colleagues: haye concluded not.to keep. "their written. promise; tb make the damage which they committed, and.on' the contrary, have made two more armed, raids, upon' the defenceless "Christia: with. the [Tesult'-that the Christians have. most of fled for their lives, and every! have in, the world, with: the exc their humble dwellings, has been t them. ° Their.case is truly pitiful.
GENERAL.
'"Ouz' prefect' has promised that justice all be done. but. until. more force puts in its appearance I fear that he cannot com-German priest whose Chinese name is "Wen" has been compelled to' leave, his, post in north: Chuchou and take refuge. in, Chuchou city.
"The movement is distinctly, anti-foreign dnd must be dealt. with sternly if the position of foreigners in this part of: the country. isto remain.tenable.
10th December.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.