The death of a leader in the Boxer rebellion the other day brought back to mind a little picture of those lark and anxious days, which presented the rebels in an interesting light. While the siege of the Legations was in progress they sent a note counselling uticondit ional surrender. Defence, said the letter, was futile; to yield would be the best way out of a bad place. A letter declining. in forcible terms, was written and Sent out by ihe dog. .Day after day this animal acted as messenger between besiegers and besieged, surrender being urged with greater insistence each time from the Boxer side, and refused with increasing ardour of language from the other. The Japanese also received a daily ultimatum, but theirs came in the form of letters tied to arrows and shot from Boxer bows.—" Sketch.''
F. E. Architect, WESLEY BUILDINGS, Hamilton, Waikato.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 110, 26 November 1908, Page 4
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147Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 110, 26 November 1908, Page 4
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