'On Saturday and Sabbath here soldiers, who have been fighting, the tufei, began coming into the town. They began looking for the foreigners' doors. In several cases these have been bricked up and entrance is by side doors. They demanded houses and schools, but were shown Nanking orders on the doors, and told that, if they tried to take them advice would be sent at once to Nanking. This had the desired effect, and they left. It certainly looks a" if they felt it now wus dangerous to disobey orders.
Everything here up to a few days ago has been very peaceful. Now the tufei are beginning to appear. They say there are some 3,000 about 80-1i from here, and the soldfers are fighting them.
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