recently had quite a number of Japanese visitors in this city, who have been prospecting in the section of country round about. Just what their business is no one is able to find out. One of these men recently made a trip to Lsinghsienhien. Ax he was passing through th ry it is reported that he seas displaying a rather dangerous-looking nife, which caused the people to mistake him for some bad character. He was set upon by the peopl, beaten, bound, and for atime made a football' of, when the magistrate arrived on the scene and rescued hint in time to save hin being ushered into the other world, He was sent to the city and is now lying in one of the native i being properly cared for by the o He refused to allow the call ina foreign doi wounds, He wished to leave his wounds they were until the Japanese Consul, is now on his down from Mankow, arrives. If this had been an American or British subject, I wonder what Consul would have taken' the trouble to come down in the interest and for the protection of his fellow-countryman. It hss been a long time since we have hoard of any such. They must be murdered first and considerable time elapse be these troubles are looked into. the Japanese are are interested in the fellow-countrymen.
13th February.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.