Cheriglo, on April 29 by Father Fourre was killed in
Here again the in Peiping made Jong statement that Father Fourre Been in contact with guerillas and signalled to them by means of the church bell as to how many. Japanese troops were in the town from day.to day, Finally, he was accused of threatening a Japanese civilian official and some members of the peace preservation corps with a revolver, firing -four shots. He was then shot through the head by a member of the peace preservation corps. An authoritative foreign source has since made other investigations and it appears that Father Fourre was killed by Japanese soldiers because the refused to allow a girls' school attached to the mission to be turned into a brothel. Father Fourre's Inst words were overheard and recorded. He was in a room with Japanese "soldiers and while the French of the Japanese interpreter could not be heard the ringing tones of Father Fourre could be, His first remark overheard wa Fenseigne la religion catholique," Then followed something by a Japanese to which Father Fourre replied, "Jo ne fois qu'nseigner 1a religion catholique." Again a Japanese spoke and Father Fourre's last words were then, "Jo prefer mourir que G'accepter cela." A shot followed and Father Fourre fell dead.
May 23 saw the death of two British missionaries in Shansi. They were Dr, Wyatt and Miss Glasby, Captists, travelling from Taiyuanfu to Taichow in north Shansi, Going through 0 past they were fired on by Chinese guerillas, Dr. Wyatt bravely died still waving a British flag to show the nationality of the occupants of the ear, The guerillas later went up to the party and are reported to have shown concern when they found that their victims were not Japanese as they had supposed. They assisted the two survivors, Mr. and Mrs, Jasper, to return to Taiyuanfu, Since then another American has narrowly escaped death at the hands of a Japanese soldier, this being Dr. Scovel of Tsining, Shantung. On May 3 Dr, Scovel was trying to profect Chinese nurses at "his mission hospital at Tsining from the attentions of a drunken Japanese soldier and was shot for his pains. His condition is serious but he is expected to recover, Sr. Quezon Rebukes Catholic Priests Manila, June 25, Immediately before leaving fora vacation in Japan," Sr. Manuel Quezon, President of' the Philippines Commonwealth, chastised—Cebu Catholic prelates for "interference affairs of state by demanding religious Instruction in the public schools, amazed," Sr. Quezon said, "at the boldness'... of the Cebu Bishops in tal ecclesiastical conference a matter concerning the constitutional pre rogative and duties of the Com-
Ho said the letter revealed the country was facing "one of the most menacing evils which can confront the Government and people of the Philippines, namely, interference by [the church' in the affairs of state,"
'The pastoral lettes criticized Sr, Quezon' for vetoing the bill providing for religious instruction in the schools, The President vetoed the Dill because of the conviction that was unconstitutional, United Press.
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