Show RIOT AND ARSON IN TOWN TON CUA China April IS Mi 11 All foreign foreign for for- foreign eign owned buildings in have been destroyed b by fire except the British British Brit Brit- ish consulate All the buildings rented by foreigners have been looted The Chinese Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- Chi Chi- nese officials on Thursday issued a proc- proc proclamation proclamation that they were were- unable to protect pro- pro tort lives es and property of foreigners and thereupon hereupon al all foreigners left the tho ell city So Soar far ar as known no foreign resident lost his life lire The governor of Hu un Nan an province ou ou Sl Ski and his son on were killed ed and several several everal other government officials fled Even Cven yet a a. a section of the city Is in hl lames flames Six thousand foreign drilled soldIers soldiers sol aol diers are stationed here and a few of these theo protected the the governors governor's house for fora forR a R time but soon all joined the rioters The riots riot began April 13 13 when the famIne sufferers looted the rice depots A captain of police was wounded trying to o restore Thousands crowded around him and his assistants anti and ho he was obliged l to lice flee to the Yamen The rioters loters followed ani and besieged the place all night The following day the tire disturbances beame became became be- be came ame anti The rho China inland mission and the Norwegian and Catholic missions were burned The other missions missions mis- mis Ions were destroyed April 15 The mis- mis s attached to o the American e Epis- Epis Episcopalian f missionary alliance the United Evangelical church and the and Yale missions numbering one forty In n all took tool refuge In boats They left all their effects The destruction of all foreign property IncludIng the Japanese consulate and the BrItish warehouse followed The fate of the Standard Oil company's newl newly erected reeled tanks is Ia unknown The chief cause of the rioting was the scarcIty carcity and high price prIde of rice |