It is said that the only foreigners who remained in the interior of Shantung during the worst of the present troubles were three priests, who have be n and still are tu alittle mountain village, Wangchuang, about 90 miles north of Ichoufu. They are provided with firearms and are sntrounded by Chinese companions whom they consider trustworthy. The building shay occupy is as strong as a fortress and their village is accessible only by devious mountain paths. Their position therefore seemed to their an impregnable one. They have not been molested up to the present, nor are they likely to be.
Shanghai, Ist Norembei
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