Canton, June 23. sands of students, workman" ded alor the Bund and around Shameen this afternoon.
When they arrived opposite the }Vietoria Hotel on the British Concersion firing began. British and French marines answered with] jmackine guns stoloned all around shameen. The firing lasted twenty minutes, Chinese soldiers replying from the West Bund.
M. J. Pasquier, a French merch-lant of Pasquier and Company, killed by the first volley of shots, Jone British marine, the Commission. Arthur Ed-we civilians were linous consensus of op-_ that the first shots were. fired by the Chinese of the Bund—/Reuter's Pacific Service.
Hongkong, June 24.
The situation in Canton is mike Jéisturbed this morning. The British Naval authorities there are tak-
The American gunboat Helena has left Hongkong for Shameen,
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