A Poking dispatch received last night reports that there is a rumour in that city that the Mahommedans of Kansu province have set up the flag of rebellion. As no news of such a rising has as yet been received from Hsian confirming it, the above must be taken as a mere rumour for the present, although in view of the deep race hatred the Mahommedans of Kansu and Chinese Turkestan have against the Manchus the rumour is a very likely one.
Nov.
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