P.S.—Messengers arrived last night to say that not only have no arrests been made in Chuchou and Jichao, so far at least as we are concerned, but that fresh depredations are being committed. The country of Jichao on the coast opposite and south-west of Chingtao is virtually in a state of rebellion. An active muster is in progress.
The anti-foreign movement is led by the gentry and it is proposed to "fight the foreigners (Germans?) who are to be feared on the water but who do not dare to disembark
station of T'ushan, near Jichao city, has been from their Lo The German Catholic looted and dismantled.
Te is usually occupied by a foreign priest and is the place toward which the upfortunate priest was going when he was attacked and maltreated as related several weeks ago. The mob began work at Téushan within ten minutes after the Jichao official left the place. A sergeant and some soldiers came up from Ngantungwei to "suppress" the riot. They were brought before the ringleaders and hastened to explain that they had come simply to see that no outsiders were interfered with. As for Christians, it was of course allowable to rob them wherever found!
When the men sent to preserve the peace talk in this way affairs are coming toa pretty pass.
Vth January.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.