of the women and children from Newchwang has been remarkable. We were unaware we had so many. A primary fright may have caused the eventual fight.
On Saturday, the 23rd ultimo, at about
and the result was tumultuous. Women and children flocked into the Customs compound—the known rendezvous—with every sign of hurry and toilet unprepared ness, but it proved that the mountain had laboured and brought forth a ridiculous mouse. The scare arose through a sudden squall of wind necessitating the Chinese boats on the North bank crossing the river for shelter. The yelling of the crews and the cursings of the colliders made the patrol sure that the crisis bad come.
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