THE KUCHENG MASSACRE.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVII, Issue 2581, 6 August 1895, Page 2

THE KUCHENG MASSACRE.

FEARFUL ATROCITIES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. — Copyright. Received August 6, 0.50 a.m. Shanghai, August 3. Fearful atrocities were committed on the unfortunate missionaries at Kucheng. . . The mob set fire to the residence of Dr Stewart, who with his wife and one child perished in the burning building. Seven lady missionaries were butchered with spears and swords. Miss Codrington was seriously wounded, and several children badly hurt. The rising was incited by Mandarins. Special.—Received August 6 , 1.15 a.m. Shanghai, August 5. The American missionaries escaped the massacre. Ten English were killed, including Misses Marshall, Gordon and Stewart of the Zenana Society. Some of the children had their eyes gouged out. The Chinese have appointed a Commisi sion of Enquiry, but as tho Commissioner is the Prefect who is himself implicated, the thing is a mockery. JMelbourne, August 5. Mr Marsh, secretary of the Church of England Missionary Society, has received a cable from Archdeacon Wolfe, at Foochow, stating that Miss Gordon and two Misses Saunders, (of Melbourne), Dr Stewart and his wife, and son, and four other ladies have been slaughtered at Kucheng. Dr Stewart, who was a Fellow of Trinity College, visited Australia and New Zealand some time ago in the interests of the mission and founded a number of missionary societies.