On Saturday the German residents received u notice from Acting Consyl-General von Loetr, inviting such of them as had served in the army or navy to attend a meeting in the afternoon st the German wulnte, for the purpose of considering the question of forming & German volunteer company. Forty-eight, of whom forty-two had served in the army, responded to the invitation, and the proposal to form the company was unanimously adopted. Messra. Schroers, Lehmann, Gerecke, Wasserfall and Nénchen were elected as a Committee to arrange details, they being instructed to approach the Council on the subject of the supply of arms and ammunition to the new company, which it is intended shall be attached to the Shanghai Voluteer Corpe—whether permanently or not, is not yet decided.
A meeting of foreign residents ut the French Concession was held on Satarday under the presi of Consul-Gemeral Wagner, about eighty being present. Mr Wagner explained that though he had no apprehension of any disturbance here, it wus as well to be prepared; and he saggest-ed that if the wlarm were given, the foreigners living in the concession should assemble at the id Consulate or the Municipal Hall, together with their wives and children, 'The men could then either defend those buildings or sume wf them might serve elsewhere, as occasion might demand. Mr. Waguer's observations were unanimously approved, and subsequently a number of foreigners'. names were taken down, to form a register fur Fiome Guard for the concession.
The Consuls at Shanghai are holding daily meetings of an informal nature for the interchange of news, eto., in connection with the present disturbed state ut the country.
The German men-of-war on this station received orders from Peking on Saturday, that, they were to suppress any riot with the free use of their guns. This rather inclines one to the supposition that the Ministers have concluded that the native authorities cannot be relied un to protect foreign life and property, anxious as they may be to do sv.
The German volunteers had their second drill in the Central Police Station compound on Wednesday morning, under their commandant, Mr. Lehmann. About sixty attended, and were divided into two nearly. equal detachments, consisting respectively of those who had served in the army and those who had not, The former were armed for the first time with Martini-Henry riffes supplied by the Manicipal Council, and some very useful drill went on from 6 o'clock till 7.15. On Monday and Tuesday next, the members of the company will practise at the rifle range.
"The Senior Consul having received what' he cousidpred reliable information that an attempt would be uade'to fire some of ther godowns at Pootung on Sunday night, residence, followed by an immense. crowd. couithunicated the information to the other He got out of his chair, produced a folds 1 Consuls, and the Municipal authorities. In stock, sat down, took is water-pipe. a consequence of this, the commanders of the Alliance and Peacock sent armed boats surveyed the crowd and excused him-that lus superiors were absent. At one from doing anything, on the ground to the Pootung wharf and godowns and to Jardine's Pootung wharf, and the wen time he certainly showed " little energy. Morrison met the Volunteer captains at trolled the locality all night. Major Turning back his cuffs, he called out to the crowd to go away, but no one obeyed. the Central Police Station, and the j Finally, after waiting: for Police were ordered to be in readiness to never came, he said that us the mob had superiors who
tuan out if n. Soude of the Cun-come in with him, it would go: out with sular body were also on the alert until late.
Some of the ladies at Mootung were sent him. Hee accordingly went away, but the rioters remained. They soon began to [over to Shanghai, while the crews of the break in the doors and windows. Some vessels alongside the wharves at Pootung converts who attemy to stop them rej were on the alert. Steam launches were ceived. wounds, Forty or fifty soldiers requisite-ied and had steaifup in case it entered the priest's court yard and drove might be necessary to despatch reinforce-out the mob, but at the same time the girls' ments to Pootung. Happily, the threatened school was set on fire. The soldiers imme-outbreak did not take place, and no attempt diately abandoned the place to the rioters, atincendiarisn was made. Major Morrisun without making a single effort to stop them, and other officers remained ready xt their While the priest was defending his house, post till 4.30 a.m. Much praise must be the girls' school was attacked. For some time given to the Tuotai, Mr. Nieh, for his no entrance could be effected, but at Inut. a Untiring exertions in the preservation of stranger taunting the crowd with their ill-onder, "He wav up nearly night, lucking success, shouted out that he would show after everything himself, and if any out-them the way to go to work, and with a break should occur in Shanghai, which is big stone broke open one of the back doors. most improbable, it will not be due to any The only persons remaining in the orphan-neglect on his part. age were a few Chinese réfigieuses, who at first ran sume danger but were soon allowed
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