From Our Own Correspondent, Harbin, Feb. 20.
The following unt of brie adage in Mongolia she the dangers that traders there are liable to from organized bands of Russian desperadoes. On January 92, a Nerdhinsk trader named Sadovitch appeared at the Russian police station at Manchouli and made a statement that three days previously his caravan of 30 carte, whilst on its way from Manchuria to Mongolia. stonyed overnight eh a place called Munka-Telegi and was there attacked by a band of robbers, armed with rifles and revolvers. The gang numbered some 20 persons, 17 of whom were Rw sians and the other three Buriate. These highwaymen plundered the drivers as well an the carts, taking away with them much booty, including skins, piece goods, haberdasherv, butter and wine, besides 30 of the best horses. They: went off in a southwesterly direction from the Urginsky road towards lake Zerin.
The police Learned that at the same time as Sadovitch's caravan was robbed the caravans of two other Russian merchants were also
prior to this another merchant, plundered and that a few days Toxchieff, by name, had also been
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