AUSTRALIAN.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XII, Issue 2419, 30 July 1891, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

THE FOO CHOW RIOTS,

Sydney, July 29. News from China shows that the rioting at Foo Chow was very serious, and for a time it seemed as if the j warships would have to intervene for Ltbe.^H >p_tecfei()»--of-4ife-' and-property. The crews of the British merchantmen were armed m readiness to repel any I attack on the shipping. .The rioting spread westwards. At Wanchow, on the Yang-tsi-kiang, the people took shelter m some old forts, and at the date of til's mail leaving the male inhabitants were preparing to resist an attack. Several leaders of secret societies have been captured by the authorities and beheaded. Large reI waids are offered for others. i At Wanchow, a few wnk? ago, a desperate band of pirates landed and were speedily swelled to a foi-ce of five hundred cut throats, who marched through the country committing ah sorts of atrocities; They seized a monastery, and beheaded four of the monks because they refused them permission to cook food. The chief object of the desperadoes is the capture of influential people for the sake of ransom. One method of enforcing their demands is by occasionally sending anatomical specimens of the captives to their relatives. SHEARERS' STRIKE. ENDED. Sydney, July 29. Three shearers have been arrested f<H- intimidation of free laborers at Dunlop station! ' r At the conference with ]the pastoralis.ts the -union shearers unanimortsly signed an agreement, undertaking to. work with non-unionists,' the pastoral is, ts on their, part a^ree.ing to prevent the employment of' aliens. This amicable settlement of the difficulty has given great public satisfaction. AQUATICS. Sullivan has challenged Shansbury to row him for the championship of the world and £200 a side. Sullivan prefers that the race should be rowed about November next. TIfE AUXILIARY SQUADRON The remainder of the auxiliary squadron left Batayia on Monday last for Adelaide. . ■ ; •