Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-27
Chinese Bankers Organize Steam
Launch Patrol to Prevent
Piratical Attacks.
GERMAN MISSION IS DESTROYED
Four Missionaries of Presbyterian
Board of Foreign Missions Are
Now Stationed at Lien Chaw
and Much Anxiety is
Felt About Them.

Swallow. Province of kwang-
tuug. China, May "a rebellion
has broken out at WongkOng. in the
Cplng district OF the Chinchu pre-
lecture All the civil and military
officials at WongkOng have been as
sassinated and their yamens burned.
The local revolutionists. who were joined
by natives Of neishboring provinces, con-
centrated for their attack on the officials
without being molested by the populace.
The military commander here has muster
ed the station guards and started for the
scene of the outbreak.
Steps are being taken by the local police
to prevent excuses here
The Chinese bankers have organized a
steam launch patrol of the coast to prevent
piratical attacks on the part CT r.1arauders
from the seward.
Troops Proceeding to the Scene.
CANTON. China. May 27-Adniral Ii.
with the Kwangtah ana Meefoo. on board
of which are detachments of troops. is pro-
ceeding to the scene of the rising in the
Uping district.
German Mission Destroyed.
BERLIN, May 2I.-According to dispatches
received here from Shanghai and Hong
kong native rioters have destroyed the Ger
man mission station at Lien Chow near
Pakhoi The missionaries escaped. The
German gunboat Hits. reinforced by twenty
marines from the gunboat Tsingtau, has
left HongkonG for Pakho and it is ex-
pected that British gunboat Will also be
sent to that port.
Five Missionaries Killed in 1905.
Five American missionaries were killed in
Lien Chow October ~. 1905 and hospital
and other missionary property were de-
stroyed. Indemnity for the loss of life
and property paid by the Chinese gov
eminent early in January of the present
year.
disturbances at Pakho.
BERLIN, May 21.-AcCording to adv:ces
received by the German Gable Company
from Shanghai. disturbances have also
broken ont at Pakhoi. and the situation
there. as wei as at Lien Chow, is serious
Four Presbyterians Stationed There.
NEW YORK. May 2I.-Four missionaries
OF the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Mis-
SONS are now stationed at Lien Chow. ac-
cordng 10 a statement made at the offices
OF the board IN this city today. They are
the Rev. John 5. Cunkie. who lately re-
turned 10 Lien Chow after furlough in
England; the Rev. f. Edwards and his wife
and MISS klda Patterson. They have been
in the mission field so long that their home
au"IeSsts are not accessible at the office of
the hoard in this city Since the outbreak of
1900 the fresby terrain missions at Lien
Chow have been re-established. but are not
connected in any way with the German mis-
SION, the destruction of which is reported
at Berlin.
No Information of the trouble at Lien
CHOW has been received from the Presby
terrain missionaries.
II is the opinion of several local clergy
men, among The number PresbvteriaHs
Paptists and Mcthodists. that no mission
aries of their denominations are in Wong
Kong, or the immediate vicinity, although
there are. they said today. several mission
aries OF each denomination, with their fam
'NcS. who do itinerant work through the