New Britain herald., 1915-12-06
REBEL OUTBREAK IN
 CHINA PUT DOWN
Three Quelled By Authorities in
 Last TWenty-Four Hours
FOUR PERSONS KILLED

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 Steamer Chao-Ho Did Not Revolt
 Forced to Fire by Outlaws. Shanghai, Dec. 6.-Three outbreaks | by small bands of rebels within the 1 last twenty -four hours have been put down by the authorities, who now ap- parently have the situation well in hand.
 The cruiser Chao-Ho. seized yester- day afternoon by forty men who boarded her from a launch was aban- doned by the rebels early today after she had been shelled and set on fire. It was reported at first that the crew of the Chao-Ho had mutinied but 1t developed today that the bonn bard- ment by the cruiser of other warsh1ps and the arsenal was carried on under compulsion from the rebels, who sur- prised and overpowered the crew. Three men on the cruiser were killed and five were wounded.
 Land Attack Repulsed.
 An attack from land on the arsenal at midnight was repulsed quickly, after some rifle firing.
 The third outbreak occurred at 4 70 clock this morning. A party of thirty or forty rebels attacked the Chapel sub-police station, throwing bombs, which killed one policeman and injured three. The outlaws were dispersed by the troops.
 Although a number of shots fell in the foreign settlement, no damage of importance was done there.
 A band of rebels attacked the ar senal at midnight but was repulsed.
 After the engagement last evening between the Chao-Ho and the loyal crews of the cruiser Hai-Chi and the ,gunboat Tung- Ching there was no further firing by the warships until shortly before dawn. At that time the cruiser Ying-Swie opened fire on the Chao-Ho. A shot struck the Chao-Ho abaft the bridge.
 Disappear in Body.
 Fire broke out on the Chao-Ho. The rebels embarked on the launch which put out to the cruiser from the foreign settlement yesterday after noon before the mutiny began. The lnutineers landed on the Pootung side of the city and disappeared in a body.
 The attack on the arsenal at mid night was made from the direction or the Hang Chow railway. There was some rifle firing but the arsenal troops acted promptly and calmly, and repulsed the attackers. So far as has been learned, there were no casualties were killed and the five wounded were shot down on the Chao-Ho.
 Situation Normal.
 A visit to the arsenal early this m morning showed that the situation there was normal. The Chinese au- thorities have handled the outbreak with the greatest coolness.
 Circumstances disclosed today show that the crew of the Chao-Ho did not m utiny, as was at first reported, but was overpowered by the rebels who went in a launch yesterday afternoon from the foreign settlement to the cruiser. The launch drew up along side the Chao-Ho, flying the admiraIs flag. The crew welcomed the party, believing that Admiral Sa Cheng-Ping was on board.
 Forty Men in Launch.
 There were about forty men in the They boarded the cruiser, each carrying a revolver and a bomb, concealed beneath handkerchiefs.
 The rebels whipped off the hand kerchiefs, concealing their weapons and covered the crew with their re- volvers, threatening death unless their orders were obeyed instantly. They the crew to open fire on the arsenal and the other warships.
 No Serious Harm Done.
 The rebels were unable to make use of the heavier guns, as an officer of the Chao-He threw overheard the keys to the magazines containing the six inch and four inch shells. His a ction saved the arsenal and the foreign settlement from serious dam age. Numerous shells fell in the foreign concessions but no serious harm was done.
 Peace Restored.
 Picking, Dec. 6, 1 D. m.-The gov- ernment announces that it has re- ceived a telegram from General Yang at Shanghai, saying that the Chinese cruiser Chao-Ho has been recaptured fir om the rebels who overpowered the crew Sunday night and opened fire on on two other warships and the Kaing-Nan arsenal. It is stated that a rebel land movement against the arsenal was repulsed and that peace has been restored.
 HAVE NO NEWS OF RECALL.
 Berlin, Dec. 6, 10:45 a. m.-The | of ,,1i