Hupeh passed down the river a few days since on his way from Hsia to. Wuchang. Te is reported that'his passing through cost this Hsien Tls. 3,000.
IGNORANT MAHOMEDANS, The remarks made in your editorial under The Turkish Mission to China," respecting the ignorance ut Chinese Ma-home dans are certainly nol exaggerated this "part, of after readi cessation wi ans, and the only thing they knew about their religion was the prohil tion again-t eating pork. They certainly knew wathing about Mahomet, let alone the Sultan of Turkey, and I failed te elicit any information about their day of worship, the Koran, and other things. As far tay experience goes these three were a fair example of the majority of Mahomedans in this part of China, though on rare occa: sions one meets with a man possess riy more knowledge of his religion.
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