A call was recently issued for Volunteers to quell the disturbances in the interior; about 300 citizens responded and, being furnished with new vests, presented quite a soldierly appearance as they paraded through the streets of Kiungchou. "The Taotai sailed across to Kuangehouwan last week to look after the trouble there between the French and the Chinese, 'The ringleader in this last riot is a well-known man named Chang Shio Lao Shi 'The silk weavers' guild were the instigators of the riot which was based upon the ridiculous stories of missionaries eating children, During all these years not a single thing hus been done to punish the offenders and it re is to be seen if the authorities at Peking will insist upon any steps being taken to punish the offenders in this instance, In the whole history of riots in Szechuan (and it is a pretty big one) there is not a more disgraceful record than this, thanks to the supineness of our much-vaunted diplomatic service. That it will be added to we have no doubt whatever unless drastic measures are at oace taken by our representatives at Peking,
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