of the three Germans above described, it. cur conviction, based: on testimony of foreigner and native alike, that they were perfectly justified in opening fire upon the men who attacked.them. They were proceeding peaceably along-the public highway: and were not guilty of the slightest' provocation. When they realised that-they were being pursued they made alli efforts to escape and whea finally overtaken by the savage mob made. all possible effort to: dissuade their enemies from attacking them. It'
until the Chinese had fired a pum-ker of shots that the Germans felt conto open tre, It.was not at all a +h s sometinies occurs where a party through the conduct become inbe pmtecied, worse things ea to the anti-foreign excitement: hss beea created by the passer, through this city, of thousands of refazees from, Honan. They were handed 0a from official to official who paid them to keep moving. By the time they reached here: some of them were pretty, well off—from a financial. stand-point. The. cash shops are, suid. to Lave driven quite alittle business li, changing into. silver for. some ofthe! The: truth is, however, that it isa.very hard season for the. poor. The price of grain is exorbitant.
25th March;
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