The Archive · 1924

IN SZECHUAN

Anti-Militarists Claiming to Be From Our Own Correspondent, Mienchow, Sze, Mar, 20, here ly a much unrest about the district, and it is not easy to be definite in the way of informer tion. The broad facts seem. to ba

of the troubles that surround Unt ho neopla, ae heartily, sok them through the soldiers and the brigands. whom they class. tox gether algo there is a body of people going about said to be strong. They go by various ames stich as Lieti-ho Tuansy 4g) Shuen Tien Kino MSRHand are loosely alluded to by the people as Boxers. There is apparently, L though, nothing about them the Boxers of 1900, they do not apy specially autivrepublean or antimilitarist. 1¢ is said that certain

an heir anumbe are from Honan wear nothing They suppose themselves to. impervious to bullets as. they: are followers of Heaven, they have no guns and are timed "only with Tong knives and spears.

Not long ago brigands attacked a anak village near" Micnohuy, and did a groat deal of damage. The people invited some of Shuen Tien Kiso to punisty them, They came and took possession of the village. The soldiers ut Men chu then Went against them and the Ugrucsome story is that the soldiers ook many heads back to Mieneha in baskets. Another story ig of Tokiang " city 99 Li from Mien chow ier Boonlo and then come Wh Jinshanbu. ave killed the tity smapiate

2 market 30 it neaser Mienchow.

Iagisirate had a narrow escape Te" ne poet lit de Meche About a0 Ti away' toi Jinshanbie Lost visit the walls of Mienchow yore Tighted and watchers were fon the look out, for the most part Of the night. Sentries were post ed about the city during yesterday, and would allow mo one to leave the city for some hours,

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