News has just come to hand of a serious assault upon missionary in Yunnanfu. The French have been very active in the city and have considerably incensed the people by their high-handed dealings Be: fore their arrival in Yunnanfu the missio~ naries experienced very little trouble, but now the reverse is the case where a foreigner is concerned. The Chinese are no respecters of nationalities or calling. Mr. Harding, of thee. I. Mission, happened to be walking in the street with his umbrella up when the Chentai or Brigadier-General pawed, and Mr. Harding was told, not in the poutest of manners, to put his umbrella down; this he refused todo. The Brigudlier-General then ordered him to be beaten, which his soldiers heartily did, aided by the people in the street. We understand that Mr. Litton, Consul at Szemao, is now at Yunnanfa and has the ense inh The Brigadier-General is not resident at Yunnanfu, the officials of which city pai visit to the ©. I. Mission a their regrets ut what had happened.
They begged that trouble would not be made over it as they were powerless to den! with the Brigadier-General, who had already left the city.
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