Chinese Armed. Troops. Attempt} to-Force Japanese Barricade:
Machine gun and rifle fire in the Tapanese Concession early. yester-Gay: morning created a panicky situation for a few hours, and resulted in seven Chinese and due Japanese casualties, states the '"Hiankow: Herald" of September 22. Of the seven Chinese-soldiers wound-
'a, two suffered seriously, one dying fon the: street within an hour. The Wounded Japanese was a sentry at the: Bund barricade, who was shot through the neck. "His wound is not serious and it is expected that hho' will recover. The shooting fray was-brought about through the hothheadedness of one undisciplined 'On Tuesday night, over a hundred Chinese soldiers, some of them armed; boarded the str. si Maro, an N, K. K, steamer fed to leave for Changsha at daybreak yesterday. 'The captain' notlfied them that the armed troops would have to leave the ship, and that the others. would have to pay their fare. Both those requests were refused: the armed soldiers declared they had no intention of Guitting the ship, and all of then refused to pay: their fares. The Siangkiang thereupon hoisted her anchor, but, instend of proceeding to Changsha, drew: alongside a Jaance warship. Armed. Japanese znarines boarded the Slangkiang, and short order the: troops were disarmed and escorted: ashore in the apanese Concession, The Japanese consular authori. ties: immediately notified the local Ohinese officials of the action of the tind. requested: that an off sent to the Japanese Conces: lon to remove them:
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