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Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

Aug 07, 1900

Page

4

Boxer movement seen as anti foreign revolt in China

The Rev A Sowerby reports from London on Boxer tactics and official complicity in Pao-ting-fu. He notes the movement began after Shantung officials and Empress Dowager support, targets Catholics in Chih li and Shantung Ta, and risks to foreign铁路 and missions. Li Hung Chang calls Boxers a rabble led by fanatic anti Christian sentiment.

Reuter A Sowerby China London Pao-ting-fu Shantung Eos Catholica Chih-li Shantung Ta Kiao- Qhan Tientsin Pekin Pao Ting Fu Npt Oflcials la Buse Cuane Li Hung Chang Societire

Paid to Die in China Substitution for Execution

A Chinese report claims murderers were spared by paying substitutes to die in their stead. One killer paid £200 for an opium addict to be decapitated, another £120 for a consumptive man to be strangled, and a third £100 for life imprisonment. In all, 218 men offered to substitute for their death to aid their families under a legal practice permitting such substitutions.

Tua Borks Aya China

Beadle James Dawson and the Royal Handkerchief Joke

In David Macrae's Panny-worth of Scottish Humour a Glasgow beadle, James Dawson, sports a commemorative royal head handkerchief during a cold. He meets Professor John Eadie who jokes about the noble faces on the cloth as Dawson braces for another sneeze.

David Macrae James Dawson Beadle North Albion Street Glasgow Prince of Wales Britain Denmark Albion Street John Eadie Jamey James

War Honours and Rewards Discussed for End of Conflict

Public discourse centers on postwar rewards with Lord Roberts likely to receive an earldom and a £50000 grant while Lord Kitchener may prefer a monetary grant. General French earns high praise for his cavalry leadership amid mixed continental critique. mentions of Mrs French and family connections follow. A separate ad notes Dr Nicholson's Institute offering hearing devices for the deaf.

Lord Roberts Lord Kitchener French Mrs French Nicholson Nicholson Institute Longsott Gaauerabury London

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