Local robbers are making th their presence felt. A well-todo merchant of Tsingchowfu, whose place of business ig. near the oilway. station there, "was. cat. Fied off recently by small bend of robbers. hey deo captured the policemen who stood on guard at the merchant's door, but later fon they released him " and _sent him back with a demand. for a Targe ransom, 3 ard anything from the capri merehaat's family have of himself, and are at aloes to know! where his hiding-place may be:
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