of arow, The same thing had been done in former years since our 1889 riot and had-nothing "scarey" in it.
To reply in detail to one of the stories not regarded as imminent.
3.—'There is no excitement here, nor is our community in any way alarmed, 4—The Taotai did not tear down the placards with his own hands.
.—The suggestion (in case of a riot) to remove the ladies and children on board hulk (not a river steamer) for safety was in the Consul's circular, and did not come from the foreign residents.
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