A CHINESE MASSACRE.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 298, 16 October 1873, Page 9

A CHINESE MASSACRE.

A frightful massacre committed by the Chinese is reported from Rangoon by a correspondent of the "Times." It appedrs that China and Panthay, the Mahominedan State of Western China, has been for some, time at war, and that the overwhelming number! of the Celestial warriors succeeded in capturing Taleefoo, the capital of Panfchay. la European warfare, the capture of a city is always a serious event, and productive of much suffering, in spite of every effort for the protection of life and property. But Christian systems of war are absolutely humane compared with those practised by the Chinese. Having taken Taleefoo, they butchered every man, woman, and child in the city, to the number of 30,000. Sultan Sooliman, in despair at the reduction of his capital, seems to have taken poison, of which be died. It is stated that the family of Prince Hassan had also been slaughtered. It will be remembered that Prince Hassan visited this country in 1872 on an embassy from Sultan Sooiiman to her Majesty. The death of the Sultan will be the more regretted from the fact that his Majesty was friendly to the English expedition under Major Sladen from British Burmah, when it was attempted to open the route from Rangoon to Western China. It was that another massacre would take place, as Momien, the next in>. portant city to Taleefoo, had been invested, and would certainly be taken by fcbe blood-thirsty army of the Son of the Moon. The fact that those inhabitants of Taleefoo who abjured their faith and ate pork had their lives Spared, seetns to indicate that the war mijst have been in eomo sense a religro'us one. The letter in the " Times" says that- if Momien is captured, the Chinese will have dominion up to the conGnes of Burmah Proper, and that, " as- tbeyMfere great allies of the Kiug of Bnrmgh) w-io declares himself anxious to openVodo through hisdominious, there is a probability ot Uio »v trade route beins: ajjain revived, and of Rangoon coming into direct communication with China." |ftf

■At the ?ast meeting oF^he Waste Land Board, — The Chief Commissioner brought before the Board for consideration the ad- ' visability of withdrawing from sale certain land in the Tnapeka West District, set apart for occupation under the deferred payments system. He stated that the land had been proclaimed some time ago, and the proclamation was published in the Provincial Government Gazette ; hot, as nobody read that publication, the public generally knew nothing about it. The land had not yet been surveyed, and he thought it best to request the Superintendent to withdraw the land from sale until it was surveyed. The .Board resolved to' 'recommend the Government to withdraw the blocl^f in Tuapeka West, comprising 2600 and. 2400 acres, from application till a day*has been duly notified to tho public oa which applications may be received.