Soochow, Sept. 9.
Panic reigned here yesterday when Jan infuriated mob of over 1.000 rushed {to the Ta Hua Paper Mill and set fire to the tory. The inhabitants were enraged with the action of the mill in pouring refuse into the river, from which the people obtain their water supply.
'A policeman was injured when he tried' to Intervene. The crowd was finally dispersed by police reinforce. ments, but most of the shops remained Jelosed during the day for fear of further trouble—Kuo Min.
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