November 6, the Chinese community of p to the naval forms of popaler rejviciog, a telegratn having reached the Colony, through a Chinvso news agency, s'atiog that Peking had fellea into the bands of rebels, aod that the Emperor, the Priace Reerat and Prince Ching had been Tingetaor had be fon prisoners,
Of Poreice Aftsire and. Wen Tear had boce appointed tact as hi The city reverbersted with joyous ats aod the contiouoas blazing of crackers, which wore splattering io nearly every street and from almiat every base ina street. The Chives quarter of Hoogkong resembled London con Mafeking night, says the " Hoag kong Werkly Press." Thoncand pecpl+ were io the streets flag-waring, acd the trams pacing along Den Vornx Road were packed with abvat twice the namber of people they are d all shouting and European dress were noticed moving about, un foot and in ricehss, among the crowd, carrying white flags jog the revointinnary characters. The c: owds were extremely—good-notered, and the coly instance of destructiveness ocourred at the office of the " Sheung Po," s loyalist paper, where a good desi of damage was done before the police reached the scene. One of the editorial staff was brought THE NORTH-CHINA HERALD into the street and compelled to ye a revolutionary flag and to let off crack-ore.
The most disgraceful part of the demonstrations was thst which took' place on the following moroiog whan second attack was made on the offices of the "Sheung Po." and the place completely wrecked. A crowd of coolies surrounded the building, forced their way in, and proceeded to wreck the place, The stock of paper was taken outside, Kerosene poured over it, and then ignited, while the type was star inform the police, and all this was wrought before the police arrived Tu fact, their first apinthe capacity of fire brigade, when they turned out in response to a sammons to extinguish' the fire. The police found the mob crowds remained la the vid card gourd ar (pisood over the pre! mires. Some arrests were effected and toners were fined for disorderly bebarioar.
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