Show WAR WITH member of american expedition in china Kill killed edly by natives twenty miles south of hanchow Lan dhow chow another member of party rescued by fellow countrymen and now chinese officials are protest ino ing because they took the law in n their own hands I 1 peking ing all surveyor in the india service and mr sowerby interpreter both attached to the meteorological eor cor expedition under lieutenant clark un an american of fleer were attacked june 21 by natives twenty miles south of hanchow Lan chow hazrah all wits was pursued three elles mlles and killed sowerby was rescued by lieutenant dark clark mr douglas of the india ser sep vice grant and colonel colt man Inter interpreter proter mr delto a draughtsman and an indian sir N jordan british minister asked the chinese foreign office to protect the members of the expedition and to investigate the attack and on june 27 the report of the viceroy of kan su sit was rec received elved the viceroy who was removed from office june 23 because of tits his inability to promote reforms protests against the member of the expedition taking the law into their own hands to rescue their comrades this pretest has been submitted bitted to the minister |