Chinese Riots
Further particulars gathered from passengers by the Belgic regarding the Chinese riot at Woosieh state tbat at its outbreak the mob took possession of the town and proceeded to drive out the foreigners. For weeks the' Chinese hssW been worked up to a high pitch agaiust the fsw white residents. On the day of the outbreak, •when M. Argent left the French Methodist mission to attend to some mission .work in another pait oi the town, he was struck down by a stone and brutally murderedl When the mob left him his body was a shapeless mass. The rioters then marched to the' house of Mr Green, the Custom Louse officer. Mr Green was taken by -surprise, but seizing a Japanese sword he made a desperate resisteuce, assisted by a Canton woman servaut armed with a sword. The fight against such odds was, however, hopeless though several of the Chinese were killed efore Mr Green fell. His body was horribly mutilated. The governor] of the town took prompt measures, to suppress the riot. Troops were sent to the district, which was practically in the hands of the mob, and comparative order was restored.
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Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 38, 26 September 1891, Page 4
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195Chinese Riots Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 38, 26 September 1891, Page 4
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