It may be remembered that your correspondent in North Anhui, in August of last year, reported unrest throughout all the east of this prefecture. The people in the country lived in daily fear of an uprising of the Tatao Hui in Koianghsion, So great was the excitement that many of the people were prepared to remove everything belonging to them to the nearest walled city. A meeting of several hsien officials, and their assurance that nothing was wrong, had the desired effect of quieting the people, and the whole affair was forgotten by everybody, except those concerned in the Tatao Hui and the officials. A Koiang man named Chao was then arrested and. brought to Tsu. sang hsien prison. At the same time, Mr, Kong, a Fuhianghsien man, was arrested on a similar charge. Both were pronounced guilty of being Tatao Hui Joaders, and sentenced to death. Their execution took place on Tuesday, the 22nd March, just outside Their heads wore sent to what had boon the City Temple. their homes there to be exhibited as a warning to all Boxers and other evildoers. Chao's father should have been arrested at thesame time, but ho managed to make his po, and is still "wanted." Kong was about '80 years of age, and on Tuesday vras so frail that ho had to be carried the place of execution.
The hsien official hero, through allowing_gamblers, etc., to have pretty much their own way, has earned for himself the reputation of being a "simpleton." His action, however, with these two cum has impressed the people rather favourably.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.