Chief Insp. Dupuy of the French police in charge of the arrange ments, and in ce-operation with Messrs. Butterfield &—Swire, gathered day morning on the Wharf, a sisted by the available wharf' men fof the company.
Shortly before 10 when the vessel was due to berth, about 100 men in plain clothes assembled. All loafers ant fopu, in a Note to the Diplo~ coolies were ejected from the pontoon and when the ship had'been hioored the officers had a clear fell.
Following point Se rempnsibility; Cb) the ques of Indemnity; and (e) the quest of "punthhment. As regards weston of Indenanity: handed" that each "wounded shoul receive. §5.000, and, the jos of euch. dead person ing "an tout amount Apart from this, the Powers eon cerned were to pay, according ty the Chinese Government's demands, other Yosser sustain ed cither directly or indirectly, which amounted to shout $1,000,000, this bringing the total of the demand to about $2,000,-
"ince the Diplometie Body has not yet officially replied to the mentioned Note," said Mr. Hien, "the Ministry of Foreiyn Affairs was not in a position to Heeept the offered cheque.
"An soon ax I, received there me structions anid the: Commissioner i Rely "returned the cheque to together With 2 iso emphasizing the point that ths fum offered and the tum demanded showed too big a difference, whi eatin he dmb
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