Shot in the Face by Chinese Bandits roy A Connespoxoent Harbin, Oct, 31.
In the death of our friend, Rev. Lloyd P. Henderson, another tr geely has been added to the many tragedies of Manchuria the past twelve months, Mr. Henderson was killed a few days past somewhere in the region of Mukden. The only notice we have so far seen of his death was a few lines sent out by Rengo, a Japanese news agency.
From such private information as-we have been able to secure seems that Mr. Henderson had been ut on a trip and was on his way to Mukden or possibly was returning to his mission station, east of We understand that few Korean Christians and some! fe were travelling in the party. 'They were being escorted by. some Japanese soldiers. "The party was fired upon by a large group of 'Chinese soldiers, who. attacked the Japanese. Some of the Japanese soldiers were killed; also some Koreans and Chinese' along with Mr. Henderson. Another report is that Mr, Henderson, spending a while in a village where trouble was feared, was advised by the Japanese military to, proceed elsewhere for fear the village might be attacked by bandits, He and his compan-Jons accordingly left in the night by Chinese carts. These were attacked in the dark by Chinese soldiers or bandits, Mr. doing shot in the face, immediately, It ts thought that had the Chinese known who- the foreigner was, they probably would not have harmed him, for Mr. Henderson was well known in South Manchuria, and most. favourable among the Chinese as well the Koreans of that wey out among. the ral and had previously no} to the time of his death, is Hingking, a Chinese city, If way between Mukden and the Korean border on the east. Mr. Henderson was a member American Presbyterian Associated "with him Rev. Thomas Cook, another well known American missionary of the Preabyterian Church. Mr. Henderson formerly worked in Korea among the Koreans there. He and Mr. Cook are missionaries to the Koreans in Manchuria. Many of these who have come into Manchuria these: past years are Christians and have organized churches in Manchuria, singe migrating here. ing appearance and. pleasing personally, 'He was, well-balty "all and handsome. He was greatly foyed and eatecin by hie mission ay colleagues and By' the many Kreana and Chi who knew te ind Mr. Cook were Fast year, Only. recent= ly Mr. Henderson. wrote friends Here to know whether travel would be, possible again anytime soon two. years ago he came through Harbin on his way to a number. of isolated places "far over in the Northeastern part of Kitin Province, long the Siberian border where Korean. Presbyterian Cheistians and others have settled, We had hoped to make this trip with him, Dut did not find it possible to ft the itinery into our plans at that time. Mr. Henderson made this long trip alone, and did. not experience. the Toast diffeulty, though he could not speak the Chinese Janguage "so Auently as Korean. He went down the Sungari River to the Amur and followed the latter to where the Ussuri River enters the Amur. From there he went on farther ateamer up the Ussuri to Hulin, the distant "frontier town which faces, Linen, the Russian town on the Siberian side of the border, an important station of. the Trans Siberian' Railway where it rung southward slong' the east edge of Manchuria, In that. region and through' Kisin Province. to Lishucohen and Sther towns on the eastern fine' of the Chinese, Eastern Rail-suede an here there are Dreached the gospel
have left Korea for one reason oF oveans. "Many of these people
other "and have taken "up the Eutivation of glee in those regions.
'Thus Ar. Henderson made a civele of thee or four thousand English miles, but without any hharm whatsoever, though there were bandits in some' of the territory through which he passed, We have also covered those and other remote regions in. North Manchuria, these seven years travelling from five to fen thousand English miles anna ally, but have not suffered the least
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