Hankow, June 19. thereto remained comparatively calm, Following false reports this morn-Ing inthe vernacular papers an antiforeign riot tock place this evening and the Volunteers were called out.
Rioters rushed to the Bund and tore up the seats. They then des troyed several Japanese shops and reverely mauled a Japanese shopkeeper. Later the rioters broke down a barricade and attempted to rush the British Volunteer Armoury. gradually becoming strained and [the attitude of the Chinese masses has begun to assume an anti-foreign nature, owing to the fact that a good number of students of various schools in Wuchang have in disguise arrived here and are distributing inflammatory pamphlets and making] speeches in the streets.
They then fired over} out result, upon which—the state of emergency being extreme—under orders of the naval authorities, the rioters were fired upon with mach-me guns. Bight ere killed. The number of wounded not yet known, At present all is quiet. The Chinese authorities guarantee continued Pence.
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