The city has been beset with since the cold weather sot io. There seems to be an organized gang,—probably operating inside the city between the north and east gates. Both Chinese and foreign houses belonging to the Presbyterian Mission have been entered, some of them more than once, and upwards of one hundred dollars worth of goods stolen. Walls eight to ten feet high seem to be no obstacle. In foot it is not safe for the watchman at the gate to go out even in the time, La one instance, while ones was out on an errand for twenty minutes the foreign lock was prized off the door, ud articles stolen-from his room: in the gate hones, Appeals to officials bring out expressions of regret, but the stolen Property is not forthcoming. The magistrate, we must say to his credit, gensroualy. to pay forty dollars. in money to two Ohinese families, who had hed s number of articles stolen, He bag also agreed to give the mission special night watchman to patrol the streets in the neighbourhood. The mission has erected " watchman's board, house for him. The Chinese say that thieves are more plentiful, because it easy for them to get off to Shanghai by rail and powe goods.
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