Unrest

The unrest in Eastern China, stirred up by the Shanghai riots (TIME, June 15 et seq.), again broke out with violence and threats at several points.

At Peking the Chinese staff of the British Legation remained on strike, despite representations made to the Government. At the suburban railway station of Paomachang, which is much used by foreigners, two large signs, warning Britishers to leave the country or risk being killed, were nailed up.

At Hongkong, a Chinese passenger jumped off a street car, leaving behind him a shrieking bomb, especially designed to put an end to the existence of a strikebreaking driver. He fled. So did the passengers. The bomb exploded. The car blew up. One passenger was injured.

At Tientsin an angry mob rushed the Paocheng mill. One Burton, U. S. manager with his wife and family, was forced to flee. The police first clubbed the irate Chinese with the butts of their rifles. This being ineffective, they fired low into the seething crowd, perforating many legs.

Next day an adjacent Japanese mill was stormed. The police were again brought into conflict with the strikers of whom they arrested 300, killed some, wounded many.