The Archive · 1900

The Case of Another Kidnapper

A TELEORAM

The case of another suspected kidnapper On native authority we hear that the has also been proved to be a false Consul received a telegram from the British charge. A Chinese doctor's chair-bearer Minister stating that if the Viceroy would was living in an immoral way with a send troops to guard the Consulates no neighbour's wife. The husband suddenly foreign troops would be sent to Hankow. turned up and found the chair-bearer The Viceroy at once complied with the giving money to his son. He asked the request. The telegram, if the report is boy who the mau was, and the lad was at true, was probably n diplomatic hint that loss what to say. His wife for want of should any trouble arise England would something better to say said: ' Perhaps step in and settle matters independently he's a kidnapper." The result was the crowd which had gathered round began to of the Chinese officials.

Yeut the man and he jumped into a pond to NO NEED FOR ALARM, escape them, From the pund he parleyed On the whole there seems no need for with the lo and offered to come out if thay woul ake bie to the-pucka, leaped alarm, although Hankow contains many lawless men who would delight in a general of lynching him there and then. upset, as the Consuls, the Viceroy, and To the yamen he was taken. This time the Mandarins are watchful, and the vast the hsien examined the matter most care-majority of people are anxious for peace. fully and finally released his man on the guarantee of his employer, the doctor.

If Chang Chih-tang were to go things might be different, but we know on good

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