Taiwanfoo, 1st July.
Arebellion has broken out in the centre of the island. Hoonim, the camphor centre, was attacked on the 27thofJune. It is supposed the few Japanese there, numbering. about a dozen, including the' gendarmes, were killed, and it is feared that Mr. D. D. Ollia, of the firm of Dinshaw & Ca, has also fallen a victim. The town is supposed to have been sacked and the loss to foreigners will be considerable. The Japanese troops are reported to have fallen back upon Changhoa to await reinforcements.
This deplorable state of affairs is solely due to the cruelties committed by the Japanese in the country, and fe ie utter det of officials. ignorance, arrogance, and general miscon-
I will wire you as soon as I can authentic news. The roads are blocked everywhere and there is no communication with Hoonim. The only other foreigner at Hoonim at the time of the outbreak, besides lost, more than could be Mr. Ollia, was Mr. Patel, and he escaped.
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