Rebollions, during the present century, have been both indigenous and perennial in Chin Travellers, merchants, officials and missionaries have ceased to take any special interest in them, unless these outbursts threaten their personal interests. It is assumed that after the loss of a few lives and the burning of a few dwellings the outburst will die out. The present robellion, borerer, is @ horse of another colour. The fierce energy of its outbreak and the ferocious cruelty of its progress have almost taken one's breath away. China has not been accustomed to express herself in this way; consequently, the lightning rapidity and colossal proportions of this Boxer movement have disarranged the calculations of the ordinary European, and shown him that after all it is never safe to assume that things will continue as savage deeds of the Borers have, moreover, they have been. The energy of action and
roused European Governments into action, and have proved, to all and sundry, thab crash is impending. During the last five years, no less than four disturbances have attracted the more or Jess intelligent ins terest of Europeans in Chins without permission.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.