We have received the following communication from a foreign correspondent of high standing in Manchuria. He states that he can personally vouch for its accuracy. An identical report has been sent) to, and issued by, Reuter.
"On October 23, a force of 500 Japanese infantry, equipped with machine guns and field guns, left Mukden to proceed to the prefectures east of Mukden. They detrained at Fushun, whence they marched east and reached the prefectural centre of Hingking of Friday, October 29, "From there they sent invitations to Koreans in the place, and surrounding district, to repair Hingking for Sunday the 3ist, to keep the Japanese dynastic festive al. Among those who responded in good faith to the invitation were nine Korean Christian Church leaders and others from Wantsingmen. These went as far as Tung-chang tai, 25 li east of Hingking, where they were arrested by Japan. ese soldiers and incarcerated.
"Meanwhile the bulk of the Japanese soldiery remained at Hingking, the Chinese prefect of which place was absent on business at Mukden. The whole place. was wired with field telephones which radiated from the prefectural yamen. The festival on the 31st was celebrated with sports and orations and a_ feast, which one member of each Japanese and each Korean family was expected to attend.
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"On Monday, November 1, the force left Hingking carly in the morning. Later in the day the prisoners left at Tungchangtai wore taken some miles to the east, where they were put to death without any pretence of trial. They were killed by sword or bayonet thrust through neck or breast or abdomen. The killed included three Korean Church elders and "two school-teachers.
"The same day one of the Korean churches in the district was burnt down with everything it contained. Two days later another church near by was smashed to bits. The Japanese soldiers had proposed to burn it, but desisted on the representations of Chinese. who pointed out that fire would endanger the whole village, the population of which is preponder-tingly Chinese.
"The following day, November 4, another church was burnt down. Bibles and hymn-books were sought out and burnt and also the local Korean pastor's books and notebooks. Eight were arrested at the place just mentioned, six of whom were done to death near the next considerable place along the road
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