The Court then went on to, the Chinese police station near the settlement boundary in Yangtszepoo. The mob attacked the Chinese police station and knocked down a bamboo fence, and it was not till shots were fired over their heads that the Chinese police were able to drive them back. They were Jdriven back to the fence and remain Jed there in a threatening attitude until a message was sent through Yangtszepoo police station and squad of police arrived and told them to disperse. They did not disperse and the Municipal—police charged while the Chinese police fired over their heads. Fifte men were arrested and the ere dispersed after a police charge. Two Chinese detectives, who afterwards intermingled with the crowd, were informed that the trouble had been caused by the arrest of Tsai" Tse-hua who had already appeared in Court and who had been holding arrested by the They said that if hho were not released, they were going to kill the foreigners, No Satisfactory Explanation Accused, questioned by the Magistrate, denied that they had been present. in 9 riot or that a-riot had taken place.at all. They could fuct give a satisfactory explanation
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