A report has just come through' from Chuchow, one stage below th town of Changshan, which makes the blood run cold. It may be re= membered this was the only town in Chekiang which carried out that bloodthirsty decree of the late Dowager—"Kill were butchered right in front of the yamen gates which were closed upo! them as they sought a place of 1 toge from the howling mob, As fon for this "bare ere a piece of ground, within the city limits, was made over by the officials to the C1. M, for a burial plac walled enclosure the remains of this brave missionary band have reposed. Now comes the message which it is hoped feannot possibly be true. The source of the news is authoritative and reads:—
"In visiting the cemetery, found the 12 graves, toget with the ornamental arches, have all been broken by idlers of the Nationalist Army and the people, The white and green marble slabs have been destroyed and even the bones within the graves have been dug out and scattered over the ground.
"The bamboos, bench, plum and every kind of tree have been cut down and all the windows of the oometry house have been broken, "This evil work was perpetrated during the three days of May 17—19. On May 20 a military official came and caused the caretaker to collect the bones, dig a hole in the ground and bury them: then they were covered over with earth. For doing this work the official gave a remuneration of 20 cents—small money. As to the Church, this had been officially sealed by the magistrate, On the advent of the Nationalist soldiers, however, the seals were broken and they forcibly took possession.
"The sin and lawless actions of these soldiers and people have reached the full for they not only oppose God but destroy the moral ity of man,
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