The elaborate preparations for riot that reported some time ago have been succesetuily upset by the activity of the British Charge d'Affaives, Mr. Beauclerk. There has been some extremely healthy activity om the part of the officials since the wire from Peking. In Ch'ingyang district virulent placards announced the place of rendezvous and the day for dea lib to the foreigners. These were met by counter proclamations of the toughest talis I ever reid—absolute extermination for every culprit. Soldiers were called out and the various headmen held responsible for an outbreak =nd so the fatal day passed coffin peace. At another district ~Kaohsiu where there is " fne Roman Cuthol establishment—the officials went to the foreigners and spent a day with them in order to protect them. In Hsianfu (and_for the first time ip its history) the Emperur's edicts have been published. In Sanyuan the plac-rd poster made a fall apology to the Baptist Mission and generally there has been quite a stirring of the nest. Weare hopeful that there will be peace for a long time now. That the officials can effectually prevent riots of the placard-created type is beyond all question,
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