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Show BOXER UPRISING IN CHINA Massacre of 1,700 Catholic Converts by the Anti-foreign Fanatics. T ICTORIA, B. C., Nov. 12. Mail advices ad-vices from South China report a recrudescence of the rebellion in Kwang Si, some time ago reported to have been, suppressed. The rebels captured cap-tured Hochinchok, in Chin Wan Fu secured the sub-prefect and placed him in his own prison. After pillaging this place they attacked and took Lin Chin Fu, a prefectural city. Large numbers of the Kotishul, a new secret society, which is both anti-foreign and antl-dynastic, antl-dynastic, have joined the tebe movement. move-ment. The rebels are supplied by caravans car-avans which cross the adjacent French and Portugese territory with arms and war munitions. Two Chinese cruisers, the Whangai and Kingehing, left Canton, Can-ton, shortly prior to the departure of the. steamer Empress of China from Hong Kong, with over 1,000 men to reinforce re-inforce the imperial forces. In Sze Chuan the Boxer movement still progresses. The Boxers have plundered plun-dered all the villages between Sze Chuan and Cheng Lu, and in one place massacred 1,700 Catholic converts. When the last advices were received at Shanghai from Cheng Tu Yangse it was besieged by Boxers, and the gates of several cities nearby were kept closed. On Oct." 1 two parties of Boxers entered en-tered Cheng Tu, flourished knives and waved Boxer flags. The people were panic-stricken and fled In confusion, but the prompt arrival of the garrison garri-son forces resulted in the Boxers being be-ing driven from the city with heavy losses, and eleven, including a woman looked upon as a prophetess, were cap- j tured and beheaded in front of one : of the yamens. A proclamation has been posted at Cheng Tu offering 100 taels for the head of each Boxer captured within the city. " - |