It is satisfactory to be able to state that the question of indemnifying the Chinese Protestant Chriscians of this province south of the Great Wall is practically settled. That those residing to the north have not yet hal their cises looked into is only due to the fact that at present there is no missionary in that region to consult with on the subject, But they have not been altogether neglected, having alrewly received a pr portion of the Tls. 40,000 that the Governor advanced some months ago towards the indemnity. The local officials express themselves as greatly gratified at the easy manner in which the claims of the Protestant Christians have been settled.
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