"Express" Telegram, Shanghai, Friday (July 6.)
Further stories of horror are percolating slowly through Chinese sources into Shanghai. I fear they leave not a shadow of a doubt that the Peking tragedy has been made complete. Chinese converts are, stated to have ruthlessly slaughtered in the streets of both the Chinese and Tartar cities in such numbers that the, streets were simply steaming with blood.
A GHASTLY angie.
Organised attacks were made by maddened mobs of Boxers on all quarters where native Christians were known to be taking refuge, mission stations were burned down and Chi nese women were dragged forth and, after dargoing nameless tortures, hewn to pieces.
Children and infants shated in this terrible orgic of blood, their bodies being split in two by the Boxer sword and the severed. parts thrown into the burning buildings. Hordes of rioters besieged the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Mission and driving the converts from their houses butchered them by hundreds. All the missions suffered more or less and the Chinese reports state that between five and six thousand Christians must have deen slain, The whole city reeks of carnage, ud it seems that, having gone to ssu ghastly lengths and knowing thee sooner or Tater fetributions will be exacted from them, these murderous hordes are determined to have their fill of blood before any force can come to hinder them.
4.-—* Daily Express," July 9, page 1, co-
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