It is stated that on Thursday night a band of armed desperadoes belonging to this locality made a raid on the house of a Mixed Court runner, living not far from the Railway station, at Hongkew. Apparently the desperadoes hada grudge against the runner, who, by the way, is said to be a nephew of the head ranner in the Shanghai Magistrate's yamen, for they puta bullet through the neck of their victim besides sticking their knives in half a dozen parts of his body. The desperadoes got off almost unmolested taking away with them eight well-filled tranks of line clothes and jewelry and money—a valuable haul ™ considering what ought to be the circumstances and position in life of the victim. However, there is evidently more in the philosophy of these yamen runners than outsiders wot of.
Prince Pu Lun was the guest yestenlay, at noon, of the Jocal mandarins, the luncheon being held at Chang Ssu-ho Gardens, Bubbling Well Road.
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