Chaohsien is a city sixty miles from Wuhu situated on the Chao' Jake, Between Chachsien and Lucheofu there is a daily bus ser-wice, One day recently the auto truck started for Lucheofu and had gone only about one hundred yards when it turned out for the incoming auto bus. The truck in making the turn went over a bank into shallow pond. A woman sitting on the front seat of the truck was drowned, Her body was brought! back to the station and by-standers started a riot as is often the custom with Chinese, The agent' and other employees of the bus company fled, Then the populace began to smash up the station, and not content with the destruction of property, they went ross to the auto sheds and set.
to the building. Little did they realize the risk involved, and for~ mately only a little of the gasoline exploded. Most of it being stored underground in tanks. These tanks did not take fire, but the shed and bus wore destroyed, The bus service has stopped and. they are now waiting for an oficial to come from Anking to settle the aafals) an the property. destroyed government property. It is generally bel this riot as well as the recently robbed Jauneh are all Chaohs people who are join drowned woman and saying that. abe will not need 9 paper house and Paper chair burned for her to use in the spirit world where she has: one. Already a real building and bus have been burned for the! Peace of her soul.
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