TERRIBLE ADVENTURE OF A MISSIONARY.
' [press association I Shanghai, 14th August. The Britißb and American Consuls at Fooohow have started fur Kuchong, escorted by 100 braves. The Viceroy refused to portnit a foreign esco-t. Melbourne, 14th August. A letter received from a lady missionary in China, dated 24th June, reports that the missionaries in tho remotest parts wore flying at that date. The missions had been destroyed, chiefly the American and Roman Catholio stations having thus Buffered violence. The fine mission premises at Chung King had been burned One of the Su Fui missionaries, escaping by himself, had all his goods in a boat, whioh was attacked by the Chinese, who took everything. The missionary jumped into tho river, and hung on the sides of the boat, while the Chinese tried to kill him by poking him with spears whenovcr he appeared above water. Eventually he escaped, bnt it is feared that he will loss his reason.
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Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 40, 15 August 1895, Page 2
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157TERRIBLE ADVENTURE OF A MISSIONARY. Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 40, 15 August 1895, Page 2
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