The Tungkoon Manteun, or country constabulary, on the 27th of! lust month attacked the robbers, who had taken the Canton-Honam. ferryboat Chung Sun several weeks! ago. The bandits were repulsed, aad in their camps were found several persons who had been. passengers on the boat when she was boarded by the pirates.
On May 31, a gang of 30 to 40 Lubourers entered each of the wharf, ticket offices of the ferryboat company which operates the Chung Sun and other boats maning between HHonam aad Canton City, and foreed the ticket-sellers to hand over to them all of their tickets, which were destroyed on the spot." Police stood by and watched the perforniance, but the number of workmen was so large that they were afraid to-act. Those who committed this offence are said to have- been kers who were enraged because.
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