After this it woald appear that further pressure was brought to bear on the recalcitrant Magistrate, for the mission authorities received 'a request from him that the Ao Hae School be permitted to remain in the mission buildings until October 25." The principal of the "Ao Hae School had, according to the cation received, rented a of 40 rooms, but these needed repairs which would take quite two months.
Upon investigation it turned out that there was no truth in this ¢xcuse. 'The house mentioned as being. the one rented by the school was. not in nearly such a bad condition as had been made out; four or five days' work would have made it fit for habitation. There were 9 signs of workmen about making. repairs, and also the proprietors of the building denied that they were. Prepared to lease more than half of it to The whole story appeared to be a tissue of lies.
'A farther application to. the magistrate has brought about no action. In the meantime the "Ao. Hae School has, reassembled and, according to the latest news, is still in session.
"again stirring up trouble ard hounding out the foreigners pressure were brought to turn them out of the college." This threat
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