The Crown Advocate, in opening his case ssid that the charge was laid under section 76 (1) of the Order io Council of 1904. It would be necessary for him to refer to Article 8 of the Treaty of Tientsio, which read as tolley " The Christian rel mn, professed by Protestants or Roman Gatholics, incaleates the practice of virtue, and teaches man to do as he mould be done by. Persons teaching it or professing it therefore, shall alike be entitled to the protection of the Chinese authorities; nor shall any such, peaceably bursaing their calling, and not offending against the laws, be persecuted or interfered with." That was the undertaking of the Chinese Government it were recognized as an integral part of of foreignere in Chin An Imperial Decree for the prove on of ry troubles was issued, on January 15, 1898, and réad'as follows "Since the removal of the pro tion of Western religion, Obi places of worship are found in almost all parts of the Empire, foreiga missionaries proselytize in sight of each ther, and the namber of Chineee converts increases from day to day and month to month, One false step by local officials io dealing with them gives strone. Beyond oot this gestion rise to embarrassments at home and
of the State, id caution is absolutely jas an important bearing on the peace 1891, an Edict wae istled gently with the ruffians the berat and destroyed churches and chapels; bat afterwards missionary cases occurred at Ch'eng-ta and Ku-Lately another in which mis. sionaries were murdered at iTs'so-chou, and thovgt every effort was made to settle it by dlscassion, and the building of chapels and the lease of Kisochan were authorized, the menaces of all Kinds resalting from it are creating unbearable evils,
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