MASSACRE OF CHRISTIANS.

Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 94, 7 August 1895, Page 2

MASSACRE OF CHRISTIANS.

London, August 5 . Reports from Foochow show that among the Christians massacred in Kucheng were first outraged. The United States Consul in Shanghai con* firms the report, and alleges that Chinese officials connived at the outrage. Shanghai, August 5. Fearful atrocities were commenced on the unfortunate missionaries at Kuoheng. The mob set fire to the residence of Dr Stewart, who, with bis wife and one child, perished in (he burning building. Seven lady missionaries were butchered with spears and swords. Miss Conrington was seriously wounded and several children were badly hurt. The] rising was incited by the Man* darins. The American missionaries escaped the massacre. Ten English were killed including Misses Marshall, Gordon and Stewart of the Zenana Society. . Some of the children ha' 1 their eyes gouged out. The Chinese have appointed a Commission of Enquiry, but as the Ccmmissioner is the Prefect who himself is implicated, the thing is a mockery. Melbourne, 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 Now Zea* land some time ago in the interests of the mission and founded a number of missionary societies. LATEST PARTICULARS. Shanghai, August 0. Further details of a horrible nature hayo been received from Kucheng. The ladies begged for their lives, offering to to surrender their property and jewels, but the loader of the band ordered them to bo killed. Nellie Saunders was hacked about by (he ruffians, and thrown, still alive, into Stewart’s blaring bouse. Topsy Saunders and Mrs Gordan were speared. Messrs Brain and Newcombe were also speared and thrown over a precipice, Miss Marshall’s throat was cut, and four of Mrs Stewart’s children were impaled and severely wounded, hut apparently not killed. | Although there were 1000 soldiers in Kuchdug, none wore sent to the rescue until the massacre Was completed, and i-.ho murderers had decamped with the plunder. The Chinese Government have ordered die miscreants to be punished. There were thirty native teachers and two thousand members at Kucheng. Reports from Hankow state that the western provinces are in a disturbed and I mgerous condition; chapels and hospitals are being destroyed, anti foreigners are fleeing for their Ut3F|