There has been a fresh outbreak in the same place. A number of coolies or porters, who were carrying provisions, were attacked and robbed.
This time the attacking party did not meet with such success. The military commanders have been on the alert since the last outrage, and no sooner was the news of the attack telegraphed, than a body of cavalry started in pursuit of the offenders.
They were overtaken before they had time to reach their hill dwellings, and fifty of them were captured and brought back as prisoners.
It is little to be wondered at that these various disturbances, coming so closely one upon the other, should be causing the Europeans in India a great deal of uneasiness.
It may be that the memories of the mutiny make them a little over-anxious, but the situation is certainly very serious.
There is a report that the Siamese have invaded the French possessions in Indo-China.
The French colonies in Asia consist of Cochin China, Tonquin, Anam, and Cambodia, and since the year 1896 a large portion of Siam has been added to them.
All these provinces lie to the east of Burmah and Siam, at the extreme southeast of Asia.
The telegrams state that Cambodia has been invaded by the Siamese, who have pillaged and burned many villages and carried off a number of prisoners.