Show americans AMERIC hNS WA WITH CHIN IN member of american expedition in china killed by natives twenty miles south of hanchow Lan chow another member of party rescued by fellow countrymen and now chinese officials are protest ing because they took the law in their own hands peking hazrah all surveyor in the india service and mr air sowerby Y interpreter both attached to the meteorological eor expedition under lieutenant clark un art american officer were nt attacked tacked juno june 21 by natives twenty miles south of franchow Lan rAn chow hawaii all was pursued throe three miles and killed sowerby was rescued by lieutenant dark clark mr douglas of 0 the india set vice grant and colonel coltman collman interpreter M mr r delta a draughtsman and an indian sir N jordan british minister Inister in salted asked the chinese foreign office to protect the members of the expedition and to investigate the attack and on june it 7 the tha report ot of the viceroy ot of xan kan su was waa received the viceroy who was removed from office june 23 because of his inability to promote reforms against the members of the expedition taking the law into their own hands to rescue their comrades this protest has been sub emitted to the tha british minister |