From the circumstance that up to the present no foreigners have arrived from Sianfa or have actually written from there, a dispositi exists in several trustworthy quarters to regard the report of the murders as still unconfirmed. It is ssid that for about three weeks Peking has had the report, but that it was not antu now on account of this lack of confirmation. One letter, however, has been received stating that the Postmaster and his wife bad perished, yesterday there was s communication from " missionary source which threw who was a China boy educated at Chefoo, was probably district. inspector.
Upon the news reaching Shanghai on Wednesday of the murders, Mr. Rydberg of the Scandinavian Mission bad wire sent to Tientsi day the following reply was received Mrs. R. Bookman and the children of several missionaries reported to be killed, Me, Beckmann and bie young child saved.
In connexion with this telegram, it should be borne la mind that Tientsin has ite information from missionaries from the neigh soring province from where Sianfa is 178" journey, and no one from the actual scene has yet arrived.
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