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content to await particularly the result of this investigation, but determined to avenge the Death of their comrade by taking the law into their own hands; accordingly a large body of them - variously estimated in number by different witnesses at from 150 to 300 - armed with sticks, proceeded on Tuesday evening, the 13th, to the Chinese quarter of the town, where they commenced their depredations by attacking two most respectable Sailors' boarding houses in Lascar Row; houses which were in no way connected with the disturbances of the previous night - and which were not even situated in the same street. There houses the soldiers broke into and thoroughly gutted, throwing the fittings, furniture, and clothing into the Street, and beating severely the inmates, six of whom were sent to hospital.

A sum of $300 in notes is stated to have been robbed from the Master of one of the houses, and damage to a large amount was done to both buildings, for which compensation has been demanded by the owners.

The rioters then proceeded to the boarding house

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279 content to await particularly the result of this investigation, but determined to avenge the Death of their comrade by taking the law into their own hands; accordingly a large body of them - variously estimated in number by different witnesses at from 150 to 300 - armed with sticks, proceeded on Tuesday evening, the 13th, to the Chinese quarter of the town, where they commenced their depredations by attacking two most respectable Sailors' boarding houses in Lascar Row; houses which were in no way connected with the disturbances of the previous night - and which were not even situated in the same street. There houses the soldiers broke into and thoroughly gutted, throwing the fittings, furniture, and clothing into the Street, and beating severely the inmates, six of whom were sent to hospital. A sum of $300 in notes is stated to have been robbed from the Master of one of the houses, and damage to a large amount was done to both buildings, for which compensation has been demanded by the owners. The rioters then proceeded to the boarding house
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279 content to await paticully the this investigation, but result of determined to of avenge the Death their comrade by taking the law into their own hands accordingly a large body of them - variously estimated in number by different witnesses at from 150 to 300- armed with sticks, proceeded on Tuesday evening, quarter of the 13th, to the Chinese the town, where they commenced their depredations by attacking two most respectable Iution Sailors' boarding houses in Lascar Row houses which connected with were in no way મે the disturbances of the previous night - and which were not even situated in the same street. There houses the soldiers broke into and thoroughly gutted, throwing the filtings, furniture, and clothing into the Street, and beating severely the inmates, six sent to hospital. f whom were A sum of $300 in notes is stalid to have been robbed from the Master of one of the houses, and damage to a large amount was done to both buildings, for which compensation has been demanded by the owners. The rioters then proceeded to the boarding house
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content to await paticully the this investigation, but

result

of

determined to

of

avenge

the Death

their comrade by taking the law into their own hands accordingly a large body of them - variously estimated in number by different witnesses at from 150 to 300- armed with sticks, proceeded on Tuesday

evening,

quarter of

the 13th, to the Chinese

the town, where they commenced their depredations by attacking two most respectable Iution Sailors' boarding houses in Lascar Row houses which connected with

were in no

way

મે

the disturbances

of

the previous

night - and which were not even situated in the same street. There houses the soldiers broke into and thoroughly gutted, throwing the filtings, furniture, and clothing into the Street, and beating severely the inmates, six sent to hospital.

f

whom

were

A sum of $300 in notes is stalid to have been robbed from the

Master

of one of

the houses, and

damage to a large amount was done to both buildings, for which compensation has been demanded by the owners.

The rioters then

proceeded to the boarding house

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