At midnight of the 6th instant group of armed bandits, num Bering "more than 100 and with some. 80 rifles; suddenly appeared at Chowchiapao, 20 li from Shaho which is the first station from Kiukiang on the Nanchang-Kiukiang line. They broke into the house of Mr. Chow who is now the Chief Secretary of Gen. 'Teng Ju-tso, After firing several to intimidate the men in the ransacked the whole captured Mr, Chow' son, and escaped into the neighbouring. ills with their loot and the boy. Before they left, they asked for, '$12,000 for the ransom of the boy, or said they would shoot him. A servant of Mr. Chow's family came here the next day and reported, the whole story to Mr. Chow and Gen. Teng. Gen. Teng got extremely angry and immediately sent 200 soldiers from Kiukiang to Chow-chia pao. He also wired to his troo} to despatch some 200 to Chowchiapao from the ide 40 as to surround the place and try 19 capture all, th bandits at once, No result has been reached yet.
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