Taikuhsien, Feb. 4.
I have just received a message from a missionary friend in Saratsi, dated January 18. He reports that that town was taken by robbers on the first day of the new y From that time until the day of writing they had "robbed and killed without mercy." The missionaries and native Christ I lost some property, but, fortunately, there had been no loss of life. On the evening of January 5 four shells fell into the mis pound, but no one was hurt. For two weeks no mails went in or out, though at the time of writing the roads were reported open agai The Rev. O. E. Oberg, a Swed the senior missionary at Saratsi. That station has an orphanage with several hundred young children, as well as the schools usually found in mission station. That no one of all these hundreds was injured during the rioting seems little short of marvellous.
Sai is located in a special district, called, '"Sui-Yuan Oh'i Ch'éng," created since the establishment of the repul The Taoyin of this special circuit has his headquarters at Kueisuihsien. formerly known Kueihuating. He has eight districts under his jurisdiction. Under the same ch' ch'éng" there are three other divisions, two Mongol banners and one other called "T'u mo t'6." This entire "Ch'i ch'éng," running far up into northwest Mongolia, is quite independent of Shansi, though there are no maps recent enough to show The latest rumours here are that the rebels who looted Saratsi at the beginning of the year have now swooped far to the south and are not far from Taiyuanfu. I have been unable to confirm these reports. However, the officials a1 taking extraordinary precautions The gates of Taiyuanfu are guar:
ith the utmost vigilance. All liers passing in or out of the city must walk between files of soldiers and submit to having their baggage carefully examined. In this city the official has for two
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