Dramatic Encounter with a Band of Brigands: Bravery of, Student Who Was Slain: A Useful Life Devoted to the Chinese We have received the following account of the death of Father Ruyffelaert, whose murder was briefly reported a short while ago:—
Kueihuating, Aug. 16.
Thursday, August 12, at 10.30 am. the Reverend Father Cemille Ruyffelaert, coming from Hoon-be, with a dozen student-priests was attacked by brigands about a dozen from the, mission residence of Kang Fang-ingtse. One student was killed by e shot and the missionary mortally wounded. He was carried to the mission house at Kang Fang-ingtse where he died a few moments afterwards. The same evening 'a courier despatched by the brothers of Kang Fang-ingtse brought the tragic news to as and added the following details.
The little caravan, having its baggage on a cart drawn by four mules, left Kueihuateing, on Monday, August 2, in order to return to Eul-chose K'ingti, As there were several small bands of brigands which operated in the southern portion of the plain they took the nor-them route, between the mountains parent ing evening at Trosgho, where Father Speiitinekx announced to them that avbody of brigands, formerly in the service of the militar were marauding the. countryside and forcibly collecting a share of the newly harvested opium crop wherever possible.
On Wednesday a horseman was sent out by the fathers as a scout. He encountered the band of robders at Pei-Pa-tse, was made to give up his horse and to follow the brigands who departed toward the north-east. The following evening he was released and returned to Vrosgho with the ge from the bandits to Father Speltinekx that their mounts being disabled, they. were forced to borrow his horse, for several days—robbery pure and simple, but taking this form.
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