MISSIONARIES MURDERED.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8057, 28 February 1906, Page 2

MISSIONARIES MURDERED.

OUTMEAK AT NANOHANG. AMEKICAN GUN BOAT SENT, Iteccived 27, 9.24 p.m. Pkkin, February 27. A dispute relating to compensation occurred at Nanckang between officials and Jesuits and led to an anti-mission-ary outbreak. Six French Jesuits and four Protestants, namely Kingskam lus wife and family, apparently belonging to an American mission, were killed. Chinese troops protected tke refugees including fourteen Americajis, proceed, ing to Kill-kiting. An American gun-boat lias been sent from Nanking. TWO VERSIONS OP THE MAS. SACIiE.

Heceived 27, 11.11 p.m. Pekin, February 27, According to tho Catholics at Nan. cbang, when the priests invited the Magistrate to a banquet, where they endeavoured to obtain his signaturo to a promise of a large indemnity in connection with a long standing dispute, he became indignant and suicided. The Chinese version is that the priests attacked and killed him. Tho mob then perpetrated tho massacre and destroyed all the mission buildings except.the China Inland Mission. The Dowager, on learning of tho murders, fell into a stale of collapse. Later advices from Pckin state tha' an outbreak occurred at the palace. Yuanshikai is sending troops.