It has been repeatedly mentioned that to the officials in the entire disturbed districts of Chihli and Shantung it appeared a happy thought to get certificates from the local headmen that there is no longer any gathering of Boxers or Big Sword men in their villages," We have not heard of a single region in which has not been followed. But it has had no marked effect: tpon the facts in the case, which have been often mentioned in detail. These are that the camps continue to flourish, but in a more repressed way than before, ao that itis possible to give a plausible denial of their existence, made manifest. Brief reference was made Within the past ten days this has been
a week ngo to the disturbances in the pring district, not far from Linch'ing, where two members of a Christian famil; captured within a mile of the city, and of them had his ear cut of. The Magistrate with
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