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all Europeans in Shansi taking their wives and 

 children to the coast. 



Subsequently news of the murder of some 

 missionaries and children and the rumoured peril 

 of the remaining Europeans in the adjoining pro- 

 vince of Shensi, led to the formation of the Shensi 

 Relief Expedition, which was placed under my 

 leadership, and which kept Warrington and myself 

 very busy throughout the winter. 



Accounts of the journey to and from Si-an Fu, 

 the capital of Shensi, have appeared elsewhere, 

 so they need take up no space in this book. Suffice 

 it to say, we had an exciting and interesting 

 journey which ended in our safe arrival in Peking 

 in January, 1912. 



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