The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-04-07
REFUGEES HERE
FROM NANCHANG
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rers had been sent away during the
discussion. The discussion had reach
ed a point where strong words were
used. The priest had insisted on the
magistrate yielding certain points
which the magistrate said he could not
do 4 would kill myself first he said.
The priest replied Then kill yourself
At that point Chang picked up a dull
knife from the table and drew it
across his throat making slight
wound. At the same time ne says he
was struck on the back of the head
from behind. and the wound in his
throat he had himself inflicted, was
torn open.
THE priest sent at once to the pro-
vincial governor and informed him of
the matter, and guard was sent to
protect the mission.
This occurred on Thursday. It Gre
ated the greatest excitement on Sat
urday a poster was issued calling a
mass meeting for the next day to coun-
sci for the outrage committed on their
magistrate as the poster stated it, and
to devise means to deprive the priests
Of their rights of Chinese officials. The
Coole to the Governor to attend. The
poster seems to have been issued by
students, who have imbibed something
of our Western education and spirit.
We seem to know the Chinese better
than they know themselves. We felt
that there was danger, and we sent
note to the governor expressing our
fears. He sent back word that there
was no danger ana that protection
would be afforded.
eve sent helpers from the mission
to hear and report to us what was 60
/ ing on. They reported that there was
so much noise that they could not hear
very well what was going on, but that
when the first speaker who cOunseled
! peaceable means began to speak his
voice was drowned with cries of kill,
kill, plumber, plumber
Presently what we feared happened.
The Chinese not yet able to control
: themselves so as to hold a mass meet
ing without ending in a riot destroyed
the furniture in the place where the
meeting was held, and then started for
the Catholic cathedral. The Catholics
have three large establishments, at
some distance apart At the cathedral
six priests We're killed, and the proper
ty destroyed and both of the places
were destroyed. Near the cathedral
was the mission of the Plymouth Breth-
rem, in charge of Mr.. and Mrs King
man. The mission was destroyed and
Mr.. ana Mrs. Kngman and one of their
two children were killed. The other
child was saved through the fidelity Of
an amah, who took the child and gave
it to a soldier who had been sent to
guard the place The soldier buttoned
the child inside his coat. and carried il
to safety.
"Our mission faces the river. We at
first determined to put out i'm boats,
but the governor assured us this would
be dangerous and that he could pro-
tect us. We We're taken to the mint. n
very large building which also faces
the river. The mob sought us there.
and we We're taken out Just in the nick
of time to a life boat that was held
for us, and were afterwards put on a
launch. But i'm putting out from the
shore in the lifebo2t we were stoned as
far as the mob could see us.
THE refugees on the launch number
ed about forty including the nuns, the
priests who were not killed, the people
from our own mission and from other
missions.
I'VE were treated with every consid-
GRAFTON by the officials. It is hardly to
be believed that the soldiers did all
they could to hold back the mob, yet
the main mob that did the killing and
destroying numbered more than $4,000,
and a mob was collected wherever a
foreigner was seen.
My husband and others have since
gone back to Nanchang"
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