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PRIEST'S AWFUL-

DEATH.

BEHEADED AND HEART CUT OUT AND EATEN.

KIAN ATROCITIES.

The terrible hardships of the Catholic missionaries in Kian noir Kanchow (Kinngs!) where they were captured during the recent Red invasion, in vividly toll in communiention received from Father Barbatte, who describes the horrible denth -suffered by a Chinese Christian in front of the

Cathedral,

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ate it. He was burled miserably THE LATE MR. LENOX

in the little cemetery thero. Father Paul dled a few feet away from his Cathedral.

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Tientsin, Nov. 13. After simple but Impressive Church of England ceremony, the remains of the late Mr. Lenox Simpson were laid to rest at two in the 'clock this afternoon Canton Road Cemetery, where his father's remains also He..

By special request of the family! and friends, the funeral service was conducted privately, and be

"Three brothers of our Catechist were also taken and were obliged to give money for ransom na well as many other

other Christians of the Church All the refugees who had been in the Cathedral scattered to the four winds but many of

of them were sought out, captured and im- The Episcopal Residence of the prisoned. Some were executed. Cathedral was completely Racked. We could only save what we had brought with us. Fortunately all

deeds had been sent on our Shanghai and I had went to other missions our Mana equipment. The alators' Hospital was declaredes the widow only some fifty of the deceased's most intimate official "Red" Hospital of Kina and Chinese and foreign frienda at- placed under the direction of our Other missionaries of Kian who doctors. Our sistern were allowed tended. were made to suffer were Blahop to remain. They had put on black Nignami. Father Thiefrer. Father head dress in place of their coronets

the Chinese

were Kapozzi, Father Parino, Sister And

nistern Slater Merle, Sister

obliged to dress as young girls. on, Sister Ramos and Sister]

Rich and Poor Suffer. Larnichant.

Father Barbatto's letter to the "The orphans we had placed by Catholic Mission in Hongkong safety and now all the place and reprinted in full below:

house of the mission are the pro

We are not the "I will give you a general superty of the Reds.

The mary of what we, suffered.

all the It suffer, for only ones

received. Father Purino came back "Red" arm moved on Kinn

have seen on the rich, big or little,

to us at the prison where we were October 4 and that day there was their property and their home all together, but I had to go out a terrible battle. The leaderspillaged. All this is the work of were Chu Tee, Mao Pant-honi, and the Bolshevista of the different again to try to get this million Lo Ping-hori. They had at least counties, for the city was handed dollars of which he had spoken.

The streets, of the city were for three days toalled with local Reds, all armed The General here,ver to them. 380,000 guns. seeing that he could not hold out,pillage. This explaine

with spears, so that I was obliged retreated about 10.30 pm, in the Fould not get any money for ranto how low to pass along.

I arrived evening and, lo and behold,

at the Cathedral and saw that city was in the hands of the Red "At present five foreign sister everything had been destroyed. It Father Degandi and 1. at 11.30 and six inlasionarien are in the

same evening.. hid ourselves hands of the Reds. The local now the Red Cross centre of the the in the attic of a Christian home. Reds knew this, and thank God that Bishop Niknami and Father we had hot fallen into their hands

titse home Thiefrey, at

of the but into the hands of the Red

the

.om.

why

There was an unusually large number of wreaths acnt by friends and by various Clubs and organisa- tions both in Peking and Tientsin, teatifying to the decenacd's popu- arity and the fact that he was one of the most widely-known personalities in North Chinn- Reuter

Reis.

Total Destruction, "I went over to the sisters' house and I found them all there. An | Catechista. The other brothers leader, Chu Te, otherwise we, sur order had been given to send all the

were concealed here and there.

ly every one of us, would have been

European sisters to the Hospital "On Ortober 5 the loent Reis

Killed.

On October 7. Father Kapos to look after the sick Reds at a (peasants) entered the house of

The Chin- the Catechists looking for

Christian place five miles distant. re- who was hidhten in a fugees and saw

the Bishop and home, disguised himself as a pen-eso sisters were obliged to remain Father Thiefrey. They tied themat, cut off his beard and came in alone here to look after the cooking. up and led them through the streets ricksha to where the Bishop and consolet them in telling them that Father Puring is now with us. They In the way Father Thiefrey were. to the them pren. Ou

place they were living in fear and had thought he had already been trembling of being captured by the shot. I went to our former hiding place to get $100 which the sisters local Reda.

had left there and I returned to give the $100 to the Colone).

thin

cruel monster with an iron bar best the Blahop on the back and legs. They were kept prisoners for two days and two nights, and were con- demned to death unless they paid 5:0009. We can only get $2,000 and they would have been executed on the night of October 7. if our Either $20.000 or death. doctor had not informed the chief 10th, the Bishop sent of the Red government,

"On October 8 Father Purino changed to another prison. It was always the same sort of qua-

sentence.-

"He cried out, "Is that all?" And answer, "It is impossible to get

tions and the same On the another cent." The Colonel then

offenr, who and had brought He received me with great nolite-

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little Red old me to bring this money to the become a friend chief of the Soviet Government. Sisters Captured.

to our Sisters "At the same time as the Birlap about some order in the Hospital.ness and said. 'Have no fear. I have taken you all prisoners to and Father Thiefrey were taken the He sent him to us to tell us weBay

protect you. As for the Chinese could follow this man. Then Imm} 201 soldiers entered the sisters housur hiding place, where the Reds That's not your affair. As for an.......................................”

priests, don't bother about them. and took prisoners Sisters Leport,! Augustine and Ramos and conduct-had come four times looking for us

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your ransom is concerned. I leave ed them, bound, to the Cathedral but could not find us, we went this entirely in the hands of the

shaving off our beards and where they remained the day and after night. Other Red soldiers took disguising ourselves. We followed Colonel who guards you.

"On the 13th the Colonel teils the sisters of the Orphanage, Sis this Red leader, entered the rear tera Larnichant and Rogoni and gate of the mission and came to us that four of us must follow the also Purino, who had gone to received a short note from. Father the Bishop or the Vicar General. where the Bishop was hiding. We Army as hostages. Two would have to Ko to get money, but not Mass. The sisters of the Orphanage were set free the same Purino saying. day without paying any

Father King and his brother, who Due to the eloquence of Sister Anne are prisoners. I am asked to give they were allowed to nurse the sick $20,000. I am resigned to die." Red soldiers. The Orphanage was

Appeal to Soviet.

the sistera.

money'

·

** have Been

We told him that. If the Bishop doesn't go we all will follow the Army. There's only the Bishop to get the money. The Colenet gave us a chief of staff and obtained per- rabbed from alem to stern, the "A little after our arrival at the mission for the Bishop and Father Reds even occupying the beds of second hiding place we saw Father Dejenlis to go to Shanghai an

"Father Purine was passed from Vicent Lon who had been trapped gave them pasaporta, stamped and On the 11th the Healed by the generalissimo Chu prison to prison, from four dif. by local Reds.

with doctor advised us to write a letter Te. forent prisons, in company

to the Soviet asking for the deliver- "On the 14th they departed. On many other prisonere, men and women

altogether. They gave to ance of Fathers Purino and King. the 16th we were obliged to follow Pach one a

bowl of rice per day, in the evening just before supper, the Army and walk for 80 fis in the

the Governor, by way

of answer to direction of the capital, where the This In the evening. Father Purino was judged and condemned as an Imperialist, Italian missionary and the sentenée) was was either $20,000 or death.

"Father Paul Cheng was taken on the 8th by the local Rede. He was concealed in a Christian home, He wn condemned to pay $2,000 because he was passed off as a pro- fessor in our little school. but the wife of this Christian unwittingly betrayed him, calling him cheny ft, that is father.

our letter, sent 50 soldiers with un bulk of the Red troops were going. order for our capture and then the I told tho lender that it would be Bishop, Father Thiefrey. Father absolutely impossible for us to con- Dejenlis, Father

nud tinue walking, otherwise we would. Caposi

surely die on the way,

Father. Bacbatto were all led to the

"The lender then held a consulta- Police Station of the Soviet Gov- ernment, where the Colonel thus tion and decided to send us back addressed us, "I want $1,000,000, to look after the sick. It was a nothing more, nothing less." We great happiness for us, on our re- one turn, to Boo the sisters who had al- passed the night upstairs. blanket doing for all five.

ready preceded us. We were well "On October 12 I received portreated. The sfaters worked very mission to go out to look for money hard. We are in charge of the $600,000 so the Colonel told me. Sanitary Quarters. No one trou; A Horrible Death.

He gave me a petty officer na n bles us and we await our deliver "Since the Bishop could not find guard. On the way he led ing to

Therefore we are not dis- nay money to deliver to free Father the prison where Father Purino couraged. We have utmost con- Parino and Father Paul. the was. He was bound up in a littlefidence. Mary Immaculate and Her wife

of this Christian made pagoda. You

can imagine our

our Son love us; that's the reason of up for her involuntary sentiments when we met once more our confidenec. Pray for us." prudence of speech by going round This officer told me that, with the Signed: "Missionaries and sisters, here and there getting $200 to set permission of the Colonel, Father prisoners of Christ." free Father Faul, but on the 18th Parino would be allowed to come despite the fact the Reds received with us into our prison, so I went the money Father Paul was back to ask the Colonel to grant me executed in front of the Cathedral. I this favour.

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The latest news received from the district was a message during the earlier part of November that, regular soldiers had taken the city

They ent off his head. disem-! "The Colond wrote to the Gov-|of Kian and were marching on to bowelled him, took out his heart and ernment and, a favourable answor Kanchow.

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