CHINA: Penance

The Commander of the British Gunboat Cockchafer forced under threat of bombardment the highest military leaders in the Province of Szechwan to walk in full dress uniform behind the coffin of Edwin G. Hawley, a citizen of the U. S. who had been killed by Chinese junk men. They were likewise compelled to attend the burial service.

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