tiateach lawless proceedings would be sure upon ordinary business, and pointing out
to bring retribution, But while he was in the act of expostulating the attacking party deliberately opened fire. The tai pao was brought into requisition and in a moment iron shot and slugs were hurtling about the heads of the unfortunate trio, Now, one of the remaining two Germans isa lieutenant in the army and the other has had the
country. They were both armed with large usual iniiiry traning common in his repeating pistols of the latest Mauser attern. The diplomat of the expedition ving filed to bring the Chinese to their senses, and it being evident that nothing short of murder was contemplated, the two military men opened fire. They adopted the modern method of attack, running forward a few paces and lying down to fire. 'The Chinese were not impressed by the quick and apparently woak reports of the foreigners' fire-arms, especially as they saw no smoke, and they raised shouts of derisive laughter. Their laughter was turned o triumph when they saw the Germans apparently falling down every few st "They are shot! hey are falling!" was cry. tua fow minintes, however, they noticed that several of their own number were wounded and then a couple of them dropped to rise no more. Still, with a persistence which proves that their action was a deliberate attempt to massacre the foreigners, they fired a volley at them, bringing down the branches ofthe trees in showers, Piaally the plucky Germans chat Those who are acquainted with the limits of Chinese courage need not be told the result. The whole hundred stayed not upon the order of their going.
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