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Miss J. Cormack to the Rev. D. Mills.
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Lo Ping, October 12, 1907. We have had threatened trouble here this week. I fancy the Kanchow troubles may have been the cause. The news came in on Sunday afternoon, and as soon as it was known the Tien-chu Tang people and the Siao-hsiao T'ang people fled by boat to Rao-cheo. A number of stories then began to be circulated, and by Monday evening there was a good deal of "iao-ien," and folks were coming in advising me to leave. However, I didn't put much faith in their stories, and was sorry the Catholics had gone away. Their going caused a sort of panic among the street people, and they were gathering up their "tong-si" and going off by boat as fast as they could. The "Tong-hsiang" here is a bad district, and about eighty roughs gathered there, The Lao-ie offered a reward of 1,000 dollars for the leader's head, and on Friday morning he and his soldiers went out to the "Tong-hsiang" and seized six men and beheaded them, and fired on the crowd, killing other five. One of these five was identified by the country-people as the leader, so the heads of the seven were brought in and hung up on the gates of the city. So praise the Lord, He has saved us from trouble, sending this new Lao-ie just at this time to "pan" this affair. I don't think the old Lao-ie would have had the courage to do as this one has done. I hear he is only 35 or 36—rather young to be in office, isn't it? I hear to-day that soldiers have been sent for, and that 400 (?) are expected this afternoon. It has been an exciting time, but we have all been kept free from fear.
Miss Hettie Fleming came on a long-promised visit on Wednesday, and would have stayed over Sunday had things not quieted down, but as it was she returned to S. C. Kiai yesterday afternoon, hoping to be back in Nan-nien to-night.
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Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.—(Received February 8, 1908.)
Peking, December 24, 1907. In continuation of my despatch No. 581 of the 12th December, I have the honour to inclose copy of recent correspondence between Admiral Sir A. Moore, His Majesty's Consul-General, and the Vicer ...
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