Broken After Recapture from the Authorities A small riot occurred on Septer-ber un the Yang Hong village near Shanghai when about 500 inhabitants of the village gathered tide the Public. Safety" Bureau fand vigorously protested against the forcible removal of one of thole idols from the village temple, says. the Chinese press. The Public Safety Bureau acted upon orders from the coal Kuomintan Getting no satisfaction from their protest the mob rushed the Public Safety Bureau and seized the ido! which was reposing there pending [its destruction. Police endeavoured prevent their carrying it away, but! were overpowered. On their triumphal march back to the temple, however, the mob met a police patrol and another fight ensued, the ico trying to recapture the idl.
the melee the idol was smashed to pieces, and this appears to have taken away the crowd's enthusiasm, as they soon dispersed, leaving the bits in the hands of their opponents Reinforcements. were sent to. the village from Paoshan, but by the time they arrived everything was quiet. They remained on guard for one day, however, before drawing.
The Chinese papers say that the Central Research Bureau has pre Fared a complete Gregorian calendar for use next year and that this will be placed on sale shortly. It of interest to note that the lunar calendar has been dropped out. end 821 men and three women were chosen, the look of hope on their faces as they went away with their sickles was good to sce.
From that day the numbers asking for bread decreased rapidly, four days later the daily distribution of. bread ceased. There are still a number of refugees about but by far [the greater number are scattered. 'Those who can reap are following the harvest that ripens later in the north, others are, no doubt gleaning where' they can.
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