Further news to band from Anshun contradicts the statement that the manager of the Bank of China there was executed. He managed to escape and those who sought his life were not able to find him. From all quarters we hear stories of civil magistrates vacating their posts and retiring to country districts without warning. Letters and telegrams have reached those in power at present that were intended for others so the senders of the same have decided not to wait the answers before leaving.
As the late Mr. Kuoh Chung-kuang, known to all as Kuoh Tzehua, has many friends in the maritime provinces, I forward the fol: lowing additional information concerning his sad end. The soldiers tried to gain an entrance to the house by calling out, "Receive letter," and rapping on the door. As the door wag not opened they next fired a number of shots at it, and when it opened the soldiers rushed into the different rooms They seized and bound Mr. Kuoh after they had had a tussle with his wife who did her best to protect her husband, When it became evident to the members of the family that the man desired was their father, the son went on his knees before the braves and said: "everything in the house is at your disposal but please do not injure my father." Instead of granting his request they shot him dead in his father's presence. The daughter next advanced and oaked them to be lenient to her pattern: parent, and to-day she is still suffering from three wounds which were the answer she received from them. Before leaving the premises they searched the different rooms and carried off all they wanted, including the jewellery and ornaments of a bride who had just been received into the home. It was aald that her father gave her ornaments, etc., worth something like $2,000, but to-day she is a widow deprived of her adornments.
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