Police and Martial Law Commis-joner, yesterday issued a proclama-
"Yesterday our soldiers surround- sone", Yesterday ismyed 9 proclama, ed the enemy on three sides and fighting all day killed many of them. been received from the Ministry of The rest, who numbered about 4,000, Foreign Affairs to afford special] Protection to Christian churches wards. On reaching—Kauierchen Nere weakened and retreated east- ing organizations, and to Christians themselves, as rumours had been they were again met by our soldiers received that certain non-Chri who had been hiding there and who agitators threatened to besiege ud over 1,000 of them. The others fled attacked them from behind, killing Gettroy the churches, ete, Protests, towards the East in disorder, says the proclamation, have been received from the Powers and action "Our soldiers are still pursuing them and expect that the province must be taken to see that the threats are not carried out. of Shansi_ will tranquil within one or two days."—Reuter's Neglect of the Classies fe Service. ***Gen, Yen is better known as the will do my duty," said Gen.
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