Cases of robbery have recently been frequent in Canton, Tu a recent instance in Nanhai Hsien, a band of robbers, after having despoiled " number of families, found themselves in tight place as the vile lagers were pressing upon them, Tu order to prevent the people actaoking them with fire arms in their flight they dragged Jong with them the victims whom they had robbed. The country people seeing that their own people were amongst. the freebooters dared not fire and the fleeing party escaped unmolested,
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