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It was to the effect that the Government wanted Five hundred children of both sexes, to be sacrificed, according to some on the Tytam Water Works, according to others on the fortifications of the Colony; that they were to be immolated on some tramway works that are being constructed by a private company.
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Hardly any children were to be seen anywhere for two days. A number of pupils absented themselves from the Government Schools, as many as 25 from one school, the daily roll of which was 40; 14 boys belonging to another Government school were despatched by their parents to Macao, in order to be in safety.
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I remember that in Mauritius, some years before I left, a similar story spread all over the island and caused temporarily great alarm and exasperation principally amongst the Indians. It was said that some malignant ...
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