CHINA.
TWO OFFICIALS BEHEADED
LONDON, February 37.
Chehsin and Hsuehengyu were publicly beheaded in Pekin in the presence of the allied troops- The former maintained a dignified, cairn and fearless attitude. The latter was stupid with opium.
The Chinese assert that Yingnin and Chamhuehiam committed suicide on Friday.
The Foreign Ministers are preparing a list of provincial officials implicated with the Boxers, preparatory to demanding their punishment.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 50, 28 February 1901, Page 5
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