Pehtou, a village in British territory about 16'miles from here, was the scene of a daring robbery at 9 o'clock on Satur-Gay evening, A man of the name Tso Ho-chiang had recently died. The body awaited burial; his son and widow wore in deep mourning. The leader of the armed band—22 in number—is known to have been a personal foe of the dead man, Money was due to the former from the deceased. At the first sign of danger son and servants fled, leaving the widow to face, the music.
Furniture and other articles of no great value were destroyed by tire, but silver and clothing to the value of about $750.00 are reported to have been taken. The widow was found wounded in two places with sword cuts.
Extreme audacity characterises the sub-went movements of the brigands. Animals were engaged to bring their booty to Weihaiwei City. (By fa most unfortunate arrangement with the Chinese Goverament the city still remains under Chinese jurisdiction.) On arriving at the West Gate at dawn on Sunday the mules were unloaded, and ina very short time the stolen pro: petty appears to have been sold or pawned, 4 crime so glaringly audacious could not escape speedy detection, Four neighbours [of the victims of this oatraze followed and watched all the subsequent movements ut [the robbers. One of them was actually in a pawn shop, when some of the stolen goods were brought in by two soldiers of the 1st Chinese Regiment, When the soldiers lete the spy claimed the property, Information was at onceconreyed to the authorities at Malto, and the soldiers, it is reported, have been arrested on suspi.-
On the Sunday morning our Magistrate also requested the assistance of the na ive officials, whose search, however, He reported that no stolen 11 he found in the inns. little doubt that so serious 1 suen be brought home to its thors and instigators, and that such an example will be made of the culprits that a long time may elapse before it becomes sary to chronicle details of a similar outrage, however common they may have become in other parts of this province through the disturbed condition of North China.
27th June.
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