Chinese soldiers have fired upon and attacked a river station of the Chinese Customs in the vicinity of Harbin as the result of shots fired by Hunghutzes on the opposite bank of the river. The soldiers claim that they thought these shots were fired from the Customs building.
They fired on the place of close range and finding that their fire Was unanswered, entered it, treating its occupants with insolence and beating the Chinese guard. They then looted the houses of some fishermen in the neighbourhood.
A British and a Russian Customs official who remained in the station throughout the attack were "unhurt. On the following morning, however, a renewal of the battle between the soldiers and Hunghutzes resulted in evacuation of the station.
The Commissioner of Customs has lodged a strong protest' over the affair.—Reuter.
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