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CATHOLIC PRIEST MURDERED.¦ SHANGHAI SPINNERS' STRIKE

DRAMATIC ENCOUNTER WITH BRIGANDS.

BRAVERY OF STUDENT WHO WAS *SLAIN. in

The following detailed account of the death of Father Rayfelgert, whose mur der was briefly reported a short while ago is given by the N.-C. Daily News:

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AT EWO MILL.

OTHERS THROWN OUT OF WORK BY STOPPAGE.

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The No. 2 Ewo mill was forced to close down on September 14th as a result of a strike in the spinning department, which started on September 9th. The completa cessation of work in the mill was not the result of any dissatisfaction amongst the workers, but because the other depart- ments ran short of material when the

KUKATATING, August 16th. Thursday, August 12th, at 10.30 am. the Reverend Father Camille Ruyffelsert, spinning room workers struck. The mill coming from Heou-ba, with dozen is in the same compound at 48; Yangtze student-priests was attacked by brigands poo Road, as the No. 1 mill, where a lock- about a dozen from the mission resi-out was declared on July 26th. If the dence of Kang Fang-inguse. One student neighbourhood of 3,000 workers are affect- was killed by a shot and the missionary ed by the strike and lockout. mortally wounded.. He was carried to the mission house at Kang Fang-ingtse where he died a few moments afterwards. The same evening a courier despatched by the brothers of Kung Fang-ingtse brought the tragic news to us and adves the following detaila

The situation in the Naigai Wata Kaisha mills of the Western district rol mained practically the same, al! but one of the mills Being closed down. The Nikka mill, also Japanese, in Pootang is still closed down as the result of a strike. on July 24th.

The little caravan, having its baggage A settlement has been reached in the cn a cart drawn by four mules, lett Kue strike of employers in the Dong. Shing buating, on Monday, August 2nd, amil (Japanese) at 181, Gordon Road. On- order to return to Bul-che-se Kingti. September 13th, 431 of the normal 600′ As there were several small bands of milt hands returned to work and on brigands which operated in the southern September 14th, 850 of the normal 950 portion of the plain they took the north-returned unconditionally.

ern route, between the mountains and the railway line where apparent safety reign- ed. The travellers arrived without ushap on the following evening at T'osgho, where Father Speiitinekx an nounced to them that a body of brigands,

MADRAS TRAGEDY,

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formerly in the service of the military, EUROPEAN DIES FROM REVOLVER were marauding the countryside and for cibly collecting a share of the newly harvested opium crop wherever possible.

MADRAS, August 11th.

Mr. G. V. Cox, a European aged about 32, met with his death yesterday as the result of a revolver shot believed to have been self-inflicted..

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On Wednesday a horseman, was sent out by the fathers as a scous. He en- countered the band of robbers at Pei-Pa- tsc, was made to give up his horse and to follow the origands who departed to- Mr. Cox was admitted into the Lady ward the north-east. The following even-Willingdon Nursing Home on the leth ng he was released and returned to of last month for a nervous breakdown Togho with the message from the ban and was to have left for Bombay to-day dits to Father Speltinek that, their en roule to England. He had his bag- mounts being disabled, they were forced gage ready yesterday, and after break- to borrow, bia horse, for several days fast, at about mid-day, the loud report robbery pure and simple, but taking this of a revolver shot was heard from his fur

room and he was found staggering in a pool of blood. The Police arrived on the

Brave Student's Holp.:

Finding the route open, Father Ruyfic-spot immediately and removed him to the laert and the students started out on the General Hospital where, before anything journey on Thursday morning, stopping could be done, he expired.

He is reported to have been in the at Kang Fungingtse, where the fathers

uformed him that the neighbourhood was Army throughout the Great War attach quiet and the route to Eul-se. K'ingsied to the machine guns in France, and open. They escorted the travellers for was holding the office of Resident Assig several and then returned. When the tant Engineer on the Hotgi-Sholapur party arrived at an isolated farm situ. railway construction before his death.

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ated near the old bed of a stream two bandits made a sortie out of a neigh. bouring village, and pasting the caravan at a gallop then disappeared along the. river bed. They returned with other com panions and opened fire. The students and the cart had taken refuge inside the

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The fleeing students encountered Father Van Den Bossche coming to the aid of the party. The firing had been heard at Kang Fangingise and the father placed himself at the head of a group of armed Christians and hastened to the rescue. When they arrived at the spot, Father Ruyffelaert was still conscions, but in dying condition. A stretcher was - Ural Caspians ...... provised and on the way back, failing HK & K. Wharfs.. rapidly, the dring man was given extreme HK & W. Docks unction during a halt. About 12.15 p.m. Hongke

A Useful Lie. " The priest whose tragic end has just. been recounted, arrived in China in 1910 and had devoted himself almost entirely during the thue of his connection with his.

He founded mission to teaching.

land directed for acveral years the college of Toei-tre-liang. Following that he was called to the seminary of Eul-Che-se Kingi where he taught history, science and Chinese of which he was a profound

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