Father Mondaini having been removed to§a Bishopric in Hunan, his successor has arrived and the nominal Roman Catholics are having a lively time, In the interval between the departure of theoric priest and the arrival of his successor a new Catholic Church sprang into existence! Large fees were charged for admission and the initiated were informed that the new priest would run all their lawsuits. Alas for the sub-the whole concern and the leaders of it are scribers! The new priest has repudiated in hot water. The leaders of the chuted at Wasueh have also got into trouble. The priest on his visit put out a notice that he jas prepared to listen to any complaints that the heathen might have against the nominal Catholics. the result "was. that charges were made and six ofthe users of the Catholic name now languish in gaol al The principal offender was sentenced by the Mandarin to receive 400 blows. The yamen runners laid them on vith such energy that he offered large sums to escape, but the runners remembered times in the past when they had suffered at his hands and declined the money with thanks.
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