Yesterday your correspondent]
forted by riesha for the Fatshan wharf, and a block away his riesha coolie was accosted by one of the sets, who laid hold of the shafts fand refused to allow the coolie to Brveced until the latter, who was qual t" the occasion, made it known that the writer was bound for the railroad station and not for the wharf. All other ricshas passing that way were being stopped as well, land forced to take a back street that Jwould take them well beyond th docks of the British boats.
The pickets are not stopping simply advising Chinese not to travel by boats of British registration, but have gone so far as to resort to forceful tactics. An old lady attempted to go aboard the Fatshan the day before yesterday, and when it was seen that she was insistent, shends were laid, upon her. Some one pushed her through the gate of the wharf, and several pickets followed with the evident intent of doing her bodily injury. A member} Of the Customs staff who was ona Revival of the Anti-British Boy-the wharf at the time, seeing the plight of the old lady, intervened and was himself made the target stones thrown by the angry workmen. A Chinese also came to the rescue of the old lady, and was set tupan by an angry mob, who attacked him with stones and clubs. This valiant Chinese gentleman was foreed to flee for his life, and there is little} doubt but that he was shortly thereafter overtaken by his pursuers and beaten most unmercifully. Police protection was given to the Customs officer when he returned from the wharf to the Custom House shortly thereafter, and a stone, thrown. by one of the pickets, hit a police officer on the head.
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