The Greatest Crime in the Chinese Code From Our Own Correspondent.
Hsichow, Ku. Apr. 12.
Shortly before China New Year I learned of the burning in a region frequently visited of a man who had murdered—his father, but as such severe punishments are not uncommon, it was, not regarded ax worthy of reporting. But a late visit brings to. light some particulars that fare rather unique—at least in the writer's experience.
The victim was a young man who had been known to be liv ing the life of a robber and his father taken occasion to warn him of his danger and ex-hart him to reform. The son, enraged -at-his father's exhortations and rebukes, deliberately shot and killed the latter.
His older brother and uncles immediately effected the capture
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