We have received the following account from a correspondent in Shansi.—It is well known that in July 1900, forty-six foreigners were killed in Taiyuan fu including several Protestant mis-Sionaties, thole wives and children, two Roman Catholic bishops, three priests and seven Sisters of Charity. We must not omit to mention that several Chinese Chris'ians perished at the sume time. The massxere occurred on July the Yth, and exactly a year later, to the very day, eight Protestant mis ionones entered the city as the guests, and at the invitation, of the Governor. After complimentary visits had been paid and returned, arrangements were at once made for the memorial services and by the evening of July 17th xything was ready. Outside the west gate of the entrance to the Governor's yatuén and near the place of the massacre, large pavilion stretching across the street" hal been erected. About fifty yards further south-west is the yamen of fu or Prefect. The centre of the i: ad been covered were arranged twenty silk banners about 12 feet high on which were inscribed in yilt letters the both of Shan Taotai, who had lived in England for time, the officials had also prepared a number of wreaths which were placed on wooden frame works covered with cloth, These were arranged in the same place as the banners.
About nine oclock on the morning of Thursday, July the 18th, nine four-besree chairs were brought to the dyer of the house where the missionaries were lentod and in these they were carried to the yamen of the Prefect. Accompanying Them in a private capacity was Major Pereira. At the yamen they were carried through the court, where banners and wreaths were arranged toa hall at the up end where they were coremonivusly received by all the officials of the city, except the Governor, who was supposed to he tov ill to come out, The courtyard was crowded with people, many of whom pushed right up to the plice where the officials and foreigners were sitting, The final arrangements having been made, the procession started, being headed one hundred foot soldiers who were supposed to be foreign drilled and matched in fairly good order to the sound of bugle and drum, Then followed the officials in their chairs who'were succeeded by the memorial banners and wreaths. The foreigners, as chief mourners, came Inst and the procession was closed by about thirty cavalry. The first stop was made at the pavilion near the Governor's amen, as it had Leen arranged to hold a short service as close as possible to the spot where the massacre had occurred. The leader of the service stood on a small raised platform in front of which stued the officials and foreigners. The street was closely packed with people and fairly good order was preserved, though there were only few yawn servants to control the people, the soldiers having gone on ahead alittle way. The service concluded, the procession re-formed, hat in somewhat different order, and then passed slowly the streets which in many places thronged with onlookers. The new cemetery is ture than two miles frow the city and after leaving Ube enst yate, cross. ing the moat, and passing through " small village, the road leads through " narrow gully in the loess, then along a stony, dry river bed, and finally winds up rather steep hill side to the hills east of the city. Lo took the procession nearly an hour and
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