Kiukiang, Feb. 3.
On February 1, a party of 12 refugee missionaries from the interior arrived at Kiukiang in junks. The party included 10 wornes. The shore pickets refused to allow the Jjunks to go alongside the Kiangwo, but insisted that all the baggage [should be transferred to small sampana who would be allowed to alongside. The charge per pack-Jage, of which there were 61, was to be $1. That is 1,000 per' cent, above the legitimate rate.
The Consul refused to countenance this imposition acd instructed the refugees not to pay. An armed party was then sent off to collect, them and their baggage. It was dificult to do this because darkness jeame on and the junks had been Janchored in shallow water inside sumber, of other junks. Only small boats could approach and so several trips had to be made. The operation, however, was eventually [successfully completed without any untoward accident.
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