Chinese Massacre of Missionaries
(Per Press Association). London, August 10. If; has been officially announced that orders have been issued by the Chinese Government to prevent further outrages, and 1500 soldiers have been despatched to protect the missionaries iv Kucheug and punish the murderers. Reports from Washington stato that-Rear-Admiral C. C. Carpenter, oi' the American warship Baltimore, has ordored the gunboat Petrel, with a thous and marines picked from the Unite X States warships stationed in Chinese waters, with Gatling guns, to proceed to Ping Yang to protect the missionaries and European residents iv Shanghai. A message from the British people declared that Lord Salisbury's demands are utterly inadequate, and delay is dangerous. The Mission societies combine and wait as a deputation on the Premier, demanding that prompt action be taken to prevent a repetition of the massacres in China.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 37, 12 August 1895, Page 2
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