Hongkong, June 18.
A tragic incident occurred recently in Hslachong, a village in the Wuchow district in Kwangsi, as an indirect Fesult of the Southwest northern ex-edition. Indignant at the compulsory conscription order, a mob wrecked the village guild on June 11, and killed several officers. Local milli were summoned by the Wuchow Magistrate, but his intervention falled appease the villagers, The despateh of troops aroused the ire of the inhabitants of the neighbouring villages of Tungan and Hslenteh, who threw in their lot with the others and a clash ensued, which resulted in a number of villagers being killed and a large number injured.—Central News.
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