ARDUOUS TIME IN CHINA.
MISSIONARY'S LETTER. Christchurch, February 15. Mr. H. H. Curtis, of the China Intend Mission, has jußt received a letter from Mr. Samuel Olanville, son of Mr. James Glanville, of New Brighton, containing Bcveral interesting items regarding the state of the Chinese Empire and missionaries in different parts of it. Th» letter is dated "Shanghai, January 10, 1912," and following are extracts:— "The whole of the west of China, comprising the provinces of Sze-chuan and Yuannan, is in a disturbed state, Szechuan being in a state of anarchy. The Imperial Commissioner of Railways, Tuan Sang, who in 1900 greatly helped the missionaries, and was the means of saving a number of lives, has been brutally murdered by rebels. He paid a big ransom for his life, and was then betrayed. Tuan Sing bore an excellent character, but was bated by the Chinese because he was Mancliu by birth. Most of the missionaries have already left Sze-chuan. Bishop Cassells, with 50 missionaries of the China Inland Mission, has already left that province, but there are still several members of other missions who have not yet been able to get to Chang Kingsu.
"The Consular authorities in the city mentioned have ordered all missionaries away from Western China. Missionaries in the province of Kwei-chco have also left their stations, with two exceptions. Mr. and Mrs. Windsor, of the China Inland Mission, were escorted by a party of Imperial troops from Tseni, but, whilst en route to the coast, were met by a party of brigands, with whom the [mperial troops kept up a running fight for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Windsor eventually reached Chang Kingsu in safety.
"All the missionaries, with the exception of two young men, have left Yunnan. The two who remain are under the protection of the French Consul at Yunnan Su, and have gone to Haiseng, a port in French Cochin China.
''The province of Yuannan is in a fairly peaceful state, but no foreigners are allowed to remain, as the authorities fear a rising."
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 199, 20 February 1912, Page 6
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341ARDUOUS TIME IN CHINA. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 199, 20 February 1912, Page 6
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