A NOTABLE EXECUTION. An Influential Native Put to Death at Hanoi.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 215, 13 August 1887, Page 6

A NOTABLE EXECUTION. An Influential Native Put to Death at Hanoi.

Tkk "Avenir clv Tonkin" gives the following account of an influential native who has been executed at Hanoi : At 5 o'clock in the evening of April 14th the rebel chief, Tan-ly-nguyeh-oao, was executed at Hanoi. This mandarin, formerly Qnan-bo of Thannguyen, abandoned his post in 1883 to ally himself with mandarins who did not accept the French protectorate. Since that time he has been one of the most active of the rebel chiefs, has been engaged in the recruiting and formation of bands, and was second in command at the revolt of Bay-pay. He afterwards retired to Kim-gian, in the province of Hanoi, where he opened a college which was much frequented by the literati, but he did not the less continue to hold relations with the lebels. The Residence at Hanoi having become aware of the presence of Nguycn-cao at Kim-gia-n, had him arrested by the Lauh-binh of Hanoi, who satisfactorily carried out- his orders. , To the questions put to him the prisoner would give no answer, and immediately ho was captured he tried to commit suicide by tearing open his stomach with his nails, biting his tongue, scratching his eyes out, and mutilating himself in other still more horrible ways. Tan-ly-nguyen-cao had very great influence with the literati. At his last examination he obtained first place and ho was president of the important association of Thau-ban.