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THE CAPTURE OF WECHOW MISSIONARIES.
IAST.
MR. J, A. BARTON'S EXPERIENCES.
ADVICE DISREGARDED.
Further details are published in a Han-
STATEMENT BY DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. CANTON, how paper of Mr. J.-A. Barton's hold up by baridits on the Han, at the close of last
With reference to the recent piracy at month. Mr. Barton was on a busines
Tai Kwong, Kwangsi, of the American trip at the time in the interests of Messrs Mission motor boat Ronnake and the cap- Butterßelt & Swire'? sugar department,
ture by bandits of the party of mission. Apparently the hold up was a prediaries who were on board on a relief ex tated affair, of which the native efficiale
had some knowledge, as the captain of pedition to succour a number of mission.. the police beats conveying the janks along aries besieged at Kwelin, the Depart with Mr. Barton's beat informed ment of Foreign Affairs, Canton, having that in the event of truub he, why to hide himself as well as he could among some salji Stowed, forward.
A NIGHT ATTACK. ·
now, received full particulars from the Military authorities in Kwangvi, has issued the following statement summaris- ing the facts relating to the unfortunate venture:--
The attack itself took plaga at midnight on May 24th, whilst the convey was an
Upon learning unofficially last month. chored at a small town called Pingtan. of the intention of some raissionaries at a relief expedi- kang. He the boat were strane, glong Witchow to proceed on the river, bank, with the polley bouts at tion to the assistance of the missionaries the end which did not kruh itself to pro-
stationed at Kwelin, the Department of Jeet on at all as events westnally proved. Foreign Affairs strongly discouraged the When alt had been made snug for the venture. Department Oficials pointed night the attack started. The hundit cut in the first place that if the mission- drifted down-treun in company and aries at Kweiliu, desired to or could get boarded the first hunts of the many cut, they would have done so, of, their firing with their Mausors and automate Lown accord, whereas if they would not and maching everything within reach, or could not, the proposed relief party AB the handits were well, armed. those consisting only four missionaries from who did not carry revolvers had mur- Wuchow was not likely to serve any use- derous long knivex stuck in their belt. {ful purpose," vince it was in no sense a Nearly all carried an axe as part of his subciently large and properly equipped magent, and many were disge and with expedition. Furthermore, it was pointed fake beards. They workout well together out that the region all aking he Fa river by a system of whistle-from a sapma oder hetween Wuchow and Kweifin was infest- who kept out of Sighs. Pandemonium ed-by innuturralde handits, and was also roigned. The polise houts tried to open fire the war zone of contending "military fac with their guns, but found that owing to tions without being under the clear and the position they had taken up they were exclusive jurisdiction or control of any simply landing their shows in their cunfastigi. Consequently, without hood voy so give it up after the bird attempt. of rendering any "service their be
leaguered brethren at Kwelin. the Wu- chow missionaries would merely he-ex- posing themselves to unnecessary langer is such circumstances.
INTERPACTER'S BRAVE ACTION. During the turmoil which was colgron Mr. Barton's host cut her moorings and tried to drift down-tivam out of the trouble, but being "öbwrved why made to hears to by rifle fire coming fran herb banks of the river. A boarding party pat aff in campans and masucked the boat At first they were for shooting Mr. Bar-military escort, which had been providel
Even after the Wuchow-missionaries, disregarding the advice of the Depart ment. had cubarked on their venture, the voyage would scarcely bare turned it so sailly as it has done, if the advice of the
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CHINA BUILDING,
THE MISSIONARIES AT KWEILIN
FATE STILL UNCERTAIN.
CITY IN LAST STAGE OF FAMINE:
··· ́SFBUNDS DEVASTATED.
1ST FLOOR,
JAPAN'S FIRST GOVERNMENT BROADCASTING STATION. PROMOTING GENERAL" KNOW- LEDGE OF THE SUBJECT.
The Last Government broadcasting Station in Japan has been completed in
the Central Badio station in Shila Bank, Tokyo,
conducted this
antiqu recently ju the proseco of the lis iser of Communications and other offic abe of the Department while in the afternoon. the apparatus was thrown open for public
quetion,
Lon on the spot, but his interpreter bravely missionaries would not wait for the com- for the Ruke, had been breded. The stepped in and, informed theagadh that letion of the arrangements which were he was a poor xạiwionary, the shooting of being made for their safety and started whom would not do there the last goul. before the appointed hour without the Here a discussion arose among them to full escort. It appears that even which which Mr. Barton had to sit and ten as the innoke party was first hell, ap g to the outerine of his sitimate fate How the bandits at Tai Kwong, the boat could Pver, the bandit decided to · ឡាង ៧” him and have tarned hack without mishap, hist the Freceded with their wa
Warch for money missionaries insisted on, partering with The fate of the score or so of British Bot bize up
the bandits and decided to land and go and Amerien missionaries in the be the question of kiling Ich Jr. und bis ro was
off in person to with ban-leaguered city of Kweilin appears braced, bi bir terpret zo graal dit chin. They therefore deliberately to be uncertain as late as play stis, that the boat would be found to prostul and with open eyes walked into the ban according to a Consular report received Fry ded nothing was said of the matterinade prisoners
die lair and, as was to be expecteil, were from Changsha, Kweilin was still closely invested and no news had been received In the meantine wrebral of Mr. Burton's
eral belongings had been taken his While the fullest sympathy and regret from Bishop Holden or any of the other
In order to promote agerierül knowkitge typtwriter stashed, and, the wood-work will lie felt at the unfortunate outfurn of British missionaries in the city. Chinese of the boat, badly knocked about. the Roanoke venture, it ought to be reports state that two American mission of radio and its uses steps have been taken
OPELCIAL ACTION LACKING."
stated that had the missionaries netedaries have been killed and that the whole to include in sebun text books simple loun with less precipitancy nud complied with population is in the last stages of famine, sons demonstrating the value of this me Arxiu al Antho matter was at the novice repeatedly tendered; they the daily, rien ration for each person of Deputent of
The
of Communications is: ence reported to the oficial the He would at least have avoided complicating having been limited to four ounces. The was full of sympathy and said he would the situation in Kwangsi by their cour
subarbs and neighbourhood of the city stilt engaged in drawing up the near despatch soldiers to deal with the matter.
ageous but ill-conceived attempt to nega- are said to have been laid waste by regulations for the control of bronicant- Whether they were sent is problematicul tinte with the bandita
General Shen Hung Ying's troops and thing, and has, according to report e
station with a radiuin for hy the fates new to hand no move
cided to license Two of the captured missionaries | cutlook is gloomy
mine cities of of 100 miles to each Athe, up to that time lat e me
Shunern. Brinate Some of the bandits were captured and Messrs. Jately and Hiller, hayr heen
hima Fukuoka and taken to Aniu where they were beheaded, released by the bandits, and are now hark states, two British missionaries, the Rev.
Meanwhile, the
On May 27th, the Consular report I...
R. Wilson and the Tev. A. J. W
cities the radius of the
but this was owing to a pit bit of inch at Wuebow. viitary authorities Mackay, arriving in Yingchow, set out in olierited to twenty mil
and not through any move from official
A party of widir bappened under the instructions of this Cover
to be returning from Fancheng when they ment are not relaxing their efforts to get some information regarding the for rameters n sampan load of the basdite kecure the release of the remaining two Fire was opened on them; four are said misioneries.""
to have been killed and the remainingPA.cable published on page 7 announces six captured. These were the ones the escape of one of the missionaries, an Anlu offcial befiraded.
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Applications for permission to set i for Reilin with the object of trying to
and operate broadcasting stations are far eigners in the city. Meanwhile large in excam of the number of licences to be hodies of Hunanese troops have been granted, and a rigid scrutiny of the Nuali fications of rach applicant will be neces drafted to the Kwangsi horder.
Kweilin has been close); invested tionary before the license can be granted and
the broad-gating service inangaratol, for sixty-six days.
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