Society in China
Society in China
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The perpetrators of this crime were not arrested, and as must always be the case in so unregenerate a country as China, one result of thus offering the other cheek to the smiter was to encourage the spirit which gave rise to the fierce anti-foreign outbreak at Tientsin a few months later.
For some time disquieting rumours had been in circulation foreshadowing an attack upon foreigners.
The usual reports of children having been kidnapped were passing from mouth to mouth, and placards were posted... on the walls denouncing the mission- aries and all their ways. These instigations to riot were brought to the notice of the Chinese authori- ties, who, as usual, when they have nothing to gain by remaining on friendly terms with foreigners, took Digitized by Google FOREIGN RELATIONS. 267 no steps to allay the excitement. At last, on the 21st of June, the storm burst, and the mob marched to their work of destruction. The mission estab- lishments in the city were the first objects of attack.
There ten sisters of mercy were murdered with every circumstance of revolting brutality.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The perpetrators of this crime were not arrested, and as must always be the case in so unregenerate a country as China, one result of thus offering the other cheek to the smiter was to encourage the spirit which gave rise to the fierce anti-foreign outbreak at Tientsin a few months later.
For some time disquieting rumours had been in circulation foreshadowing an attack upon foreigners.
The usual reports of children having been kidnapped were passing from mouth to mouth, and placards were posted... on the walls denouncing the mission- aries and all their ways. These instigations to riot were brought to the notice of the Chinese authori- ties, who, as usual, when they have nothing to gain by remaining on friendly terms with foreigners, took Digitized by Google FOREIGN RELATIONS. 267 no steps to allay the excitement. At last, on the 21st of June, the storm burst, and the mob marched to their work of destruction. The mission estab- lishments in the city were the first objects of attack.
There ten sisters of mercy were murdered with every circumstance of revolting brutality.
What to read after Society in China?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Douglas, Robert K. (Robert Kennaway), Sir, 1838-1913 to read onlineMoreLess
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