17th May.
A "Prrapie Arrain."
For the past month or #0 the Nanchang massacre has been a continual subject of conversation, Ihave been struck, however, by the fact that the held by' officials and oth that the magist and vot once do I recollect it being tated that he had received his injuries from the priest. Whether this was decauso I am a foreigner and it was felt to be polite to put it that way or not, I cannot say, but if really held it throws side-light on the question. The occurrence of this sad affair so soon after those of Lieuchou and Changpuhsien soams to have caused a fooling of couster-those in authority, To the for it la the cause, the officials were to blame. This will probably make them doubly careful for the more immediate was probably feelings acrt that led the official Pingbsianghsien to request the two members of the Wesleyan Mission there to ret for there was trouble brewing '8 corner in the rice business. He provided escort porte han had n pretty bad time at the han of the people.
Tas Formox-Dainiay Reoinxts. detachment ut the. Tora in time all official citi match for any rabble that Tt noma rather al official to keep the 0 at all tim when he has no his disposal. Thesn new regiment are for the most part composed of quite superior men, who are kept under strict dis have three periods of di really consi g the ordinary nes of the Chinese about masters of It is very credit ab]
companies of volunteers in land could not show such ly three companies, a hundred strong, doing column T was surprised, I also saw on another occasion a company -at gymnastics. The horizontal bar work, while nothing was out of the way, showed a very general proficiency. The horses were good, but the jumping was poor.
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