Climes e Massacre of Missionaries
FURTHER OUTRAGES ANTICIPATED. (Per Press Association.) Shanghai, August 11. One of the murderers confesses to cutting off the head and thumbs of Mrs Stewart, who iv frenzy fought until literally hacked to pieces. August 12. Foreign residents in Kicntsin declare the Kuchcug massacre was the natural outcome of thirty years' mistaken leniency. Platonic measures will be futile. The Times correspondent at Kientsiu says there will be worse to follow unless the Powers take a determined stand with the Chinese Government. SypnivY, This Day. China files by the Menunuiur to July lbth state the political situation is much complicated by tho anti-missionary riots which were then proceeding, aud were likely to have an important bearing on Chinese international relations in the near future. Strong representations were made by Europeans to tho Foreign Ministers. Formosa and Corea are still in a very disturbed state. Memorial services were held in several churches on Sunday in memory of the missionaries killed in China.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 38, 13 August 1895, Page 2
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