On 27th July a chapel was opened in the name of the Roman Ca'holic Church, at the market town of Dzehku. On 7th August sxme of the newly-enrolled adherents, tacing advantage of a village quarrel, carried a youth of 20 years to the chapel and caused him to be strung up and beaten three successive days with their fists and the backs of knives. The object of this cruelty was to compel him to write out a bil: to them for $200, On the 3rd day they, with the catechist in charge, took him by' boat bound towards Haimen, but owing to an opportune recognition he was rescued and restore! to his friends.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.