in Hupeh Additional information has now been received regarding the telegraphic report of the murder of Father Julien on January 14 in western Hupeh by bandits. This murder took place in the Shihnan district near Sichuan which was the scene of the uprising of. the notorious joss-men warriors or Shen ping in the spring of 1921. Whether the brigands were Shen ping or not is not known as yet. About 50 of them attacked the home of Father Julien and murdered him as he was at dinna: Father Julien is the second of four brothers, all Belgian Franciscan missionaries who are at work in this district. He is the fifth martyr in 25 years among the Belgian Franciscan_priests in the Shihnan district. One priest was murdered in 1898 and three, including a Bishop and his brother, were murdered in 1904. The lives of Christian Chinese are in great danger in this district and have been for 15 months.
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