Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1898 — Serious Riot in Shanghai. [ARTICLE]

Serious Riot in Shanghai.

Hong-Kong, July 18.—Serious rioting is taking place in the French settlement at Shanghai, consequent on the closing of the Ning Po josshouse. Saturday and Saturday night all the available men from the French cruiser Eclaireur were landed with four machine guns. The volunteers, police and firemen were on dutj' all night. Several Chinamen were killed and wounded and several foreigners were hurt by stones.