jou the morning of the 16th instant Telegrams from Ningpo report that
riots broke out at Héngkia, la Ningpo prefecture. The cause of the disturbance is said to be the imposition of heavy taxes upon the people of that district. The District Police Superintendent who, hearing of the state of affairs, went to preserve order, was captured and maltreated by the rioters. Business is now at a standstill, and the local authorities there have requested the Governor of Chekiang to dispatch a force of troops to restore order.
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