The worship of idols, now frowned upon by the Nanking Government, has by means deen curtailed in this part of China. During the past week, one of the temples on the Chungking hills has been visited by several of the Chinese officials, including General Liu Hsiang, for the pure pose of worshipping the idols. bodyguard of several hundred men accompanied the officials. The soldiers have been quite orderly tone noticeable feature being that Ned out insulting: remarks at ing foreigners, as "ithas so often been the case berg during the past fow years.
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