As in some other countries, there is also in China a standing fend between soldiers and police and in the city of Anking, the provincial capital of Anhui, it calmioated on Wednesday in " regular' pitched battle between the two sections who are supposed to have the duty guarding the peace." It seems that a constable on duty outside the East-gate of that city caught some soldiers gembliog dispute, and at once blew fighting with some civilians over a render them more in accordance with hi whistle to bring other police to his present-day ideas of _championshi matches," etc. That opinion of " few, but majority of shooting men in Shanghai, and perhaps elsewhere, and it would be instructive to have the views of the former on the subject, as, after all, they alone can speak authoritatively on this important matter.
I do not think I am mistaken io stating, that up to date, including the recent Bisley Rifle Meeting, the most important' contests and rifle trophies have been shot for st' Bisley targets", id in quelling the disturbance. The resalt was that the soldiers were joined by others from their camp. They tarned upon the police and by force of numbers routed them.
Subsequently more reinforcements for the soldiers arriving, the men proceeded to wreck the arious police stations on the route to the barracks, wounding and injuring quite s number of their rivals. It is also reported that the soldiers brought out their arms to peace attack the police but did not generally uso them, as the latter, secing that Gasette, 681 discretion waa the better part of valour, had made themselves scarce from the
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