Foochow, June 11.
There has been considerable Janxisty in Foochow during the last few days owing, to much fighting short distance up the river from here. General Lu Hsing-pang, bandit General, attacked General [Lau's forces and was w: pulsed with) fairly heavy losses. -He was not deterred, however, from attacking, again and again, sometimes with minor success, and yesterday he attempted an attack from the hills [North of the city.
Naturally the richer people fed! from the city, but they hayp been topped from doing so.
On Monday evening the whole place was in darkness for' about half an hour, It seems that about thirty students went to the Eketric Station and forced the engineers to pat out all the lights. Incendiarism has been attempted several times, evidently by men paid by the enemy, but fortunately every attempt proved aborti The river above the Upper Bridge is, of course, blocked, which is serious matter for native and foreign tea and paper merchants. The It Is satisfactory to be able to report that in this immediate neighbourhood and in the city all quiet and business is being carried jon much as usual, Tne price of rice was forced up shop-keepers. eager to enrich themselves regardes of the poorer people, 12 Proclamation has been Issued limiting the price to $15 per
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