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Subjects: 1) Chefoo cut off by war and frozen sea. Beach covered in huge blocks of ice. 2) Threat of attack on Europeans by mutinous soldiers proves to be a false alarm, but Arthur prepares pepper impregnated cotton wool balls as a defence mechanism. 3) First casualties from Wei-hai start to arrive.
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Users should consult transcript of item in first instance. Original item can only be consulted with written agreement of the Archivist. Please apply to special.collections@soas.ac.uk
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English
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Transcript available in J. D. Owen, J. Gullick & S. McClure (eds.), 'Married to a Missionary: Constance Douthwaite's letters to her family, 1887-1896, with additional letters from her husband Arthur Douithwaite MD', unpublished, 2009 [copy available in Special Collections Reading Room] |
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