On reaching Chungchow the next we learned that more than 100 bandits had been executed in the ty, and between 1,000 and 2,000 throughout the district, and that among those captured was a fumous bandit chief and several of his officers. There is general re-Jjoicing in the city and throughout the district. It is reported that the citizens are planning to erect a memorial to Gen, Hsu who recently jeame here from Wanhsien, and who has been behind this ' energetic leampaign to rid the district of robbers.
The hunt for robbers still continues. "Twas told only: to-day tha coal oil was to be used in, burning out certain robber "nests" in the surrounding hills, I cannot say Whether this is true or not. But it is good to have the river and the overland roads open again to trafic,
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