Foreign.

Manawatu Herald, 8 July 1893, Page 2

Foreign.

On the 4th, the students in Paris compelled the sentries at the entrance to the Senate Chamber to retire, smashed the windows of the courts, and wrenched tße swords from the police, many of whom were injured. They afterwards set fire to newspapers kiosks, and eventually the garrison of the city was called out.

The students assisted by many rowdies and revolutionaries, renewed rioting outside the Charite Hospital and Palace of St Germain. The police and cavalry repeatedly charged the mob, who retaliated with sticks and stones. The mob overturned tramcars and carriages, and erected a barricade, which was stormed by the police and cavalry. The residents in the city were in a greatly alarmed state, and many shops were closed. The riot continued until midnight, when the troops were to a large extent successful in restoring order. One policeman was hilled, and 100 of the mob were injured. The Prefect of Police has tendered his resignation.

The students sacked shops and destroyed public statues. Pour constables were killed.

The students remain quiet, but some Socialists and a few Anarchists, late on the sth renewed the rioting in several places, and endeavoured to raise barricades. The Guards charged the mob with drawn swords, killing one and injuring several. Two hundred arrests were made. The cavalry finally succeeded in quelling the disorder. Sixteen thousand cavalry are stationed in Paris. Several of the students who took a prominent part in the riot have been sentenced to a heavy term of imprisonment. During the last two days 60 police and 500 rioters have been injured, i >me estimates place the numbers much higher.