A somewhat threatening émeute_took place last Friday in the Newchwang Road. Tt seems that on Wednesday there was a disturbance in the city about the building of houses on the Canton Road by the Ningpo and Shao-hsing carpenters. A number of these men refused to work botause the foreman had decreased their indeed they came in for a pretty heavy however, their efforts were unavailing share of the missiles, Constable 18 getting rather injured in the fray. Inspector Wilson, having escaped by the back door of the house, ran to the Central Station, and reported the affair to Mr. Penfold, by whose orders the constabulary were turned out with the requisite arms. On the arrival of this force, however, the ringleaders had dispersed, having taken wit them one of thi ployes of the offending foreman; and we ate informed that these men were permitted to pass through the French Concession without any int ence by the French police. The prime mover carried in his hands the tablet of the God of Carpenters, as a sort of talis man, probably. On passing along the Shantung Road these men tried to inter-fore with the building operations there in progress; a European, who happened to be on the spot, tried to enquire into the matter, but instead of receiving a reply, got him: self attacked, and, we hear, somewhat seriously injured. An express was issued at 6 p.m. calling upon the Volunteers to hold themselves in readiness in case of a signal being given by the Fire-Boll; and another appeared at seven, ordering No. 1Co. to muster at the Central Police Station at 10o'clock, We may add that Mr. Chen, with commendable promptitude, sent special messenger to Woosung, to request mediate return of the Che:
at present in attendance on perhaps the presence of His Excellency himself would have more effect in awing the mob.
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