Chinese Inhumanity to Chinese On August 11, we published a report from our Hankow correspondent of how 800 coolies impressed for itary transport service were
which wag particularly turbulent as being conveyed on the Yangtse the Han river was in spate, when the boat upset. The coolies had been roped together to prevent desertion fud not uropod before the voyage dean, and they were all drowned. Some' lotters have reached us on this appalling inhumanity and we wrote to. Hankow for further de-falls, apd to make sure there haa Veen no mistake, This is the reply snot tS het confirmation of "the "HY held buck that tates for Dost faethe tothe ripponing Tie ihe uidence" of my ona, eye JAMS" he commandeering. of launches, Beem of a near relative Yehare ata ieunehownern, "AN Tee eteltbat ele Thad the eta tee or several peoples A Chinese Mant? age known for years was MY Engineman Tevet no mere rte Inguties atthe ma-tow, (wharves without cling Min, de Wut I had heard get a Sfathants to make ingulpes, throt aN, bat the wene reports.
Atatemente. in, the the 'HHankow Hero Tot challenged the watched' the. Chinese pape a hid not mention fally, but they never eritieze 1 was nek to be Papectel that the mention the Tragedy. which followed What can be said of such appalling inhumanity? How can foreigners {in China be expected to view with anything but well-founded dread the day when they may have to be exposed to the jurisdiction of auth ritles so callous?
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