Native dispatches state that the cause of the soldiers' riot was that they were refased admission to the Ta Kaan Theatre and that their temper hed already been raffled by the New Year leave granted them, as such was, in opinion, inefficient. It is stated that they obtained leave on Friday, because oe Thursday they attempted to mating god se} fire to their barracks, this when their Commander was going to punish them for causing " disturbance ina theatre. It ie ssid that immediately after the riot the Prefect, the three Magistrates, the Brigade General, ang the commanding turned out to restore order and they directed the stores which suffered injury to make out a list of their damage so that the matter might be considered by the high authorities. Though several arrests have been made, it is said that these were only looters at the riot and none them were soldiers, the real rioters.
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