Upon heating the shooting Yiang Vanstsing came out, The bandits immediately attempted to "carry Wim away for ransom. A. Hankow man who had accompanied him ried to prevent them from so doing and in the melee both men were shot dead, There remained only the son to deal with. Ale weigh only a boy he proved troublesome and in the end the bandits hamstring him to prevent his rune ning away, "Bruised and bleeding the boy still continued his resist-
bandit who was carrying him, fee by biting the shouldes of the former and mason on seeing the boy's pitiable condition remonstrate with the bandits and wore promptly shot for their interference. The boy was also shot for having bitten his captor.
Culprits Reported Capture, All this ocomred within 20 li of the first station west of Yuyuo on the Ningpo section of the Shanghai-Hangchow-Ningpo Railway, Two detachments of soldiers were promptly sent into the mountains and it is reported that the cul-brits have been captured.
Experts with Brown Automatics.
On May 18 the district city of Siaoshan was greatly agitated because of a bandit vaid within the city. A wealthy man had been captured and through a clever ruse got away. In an effort to check further raids a man had been arrest ed, The source of the excitement was to be found in the fact that it was commonly believed on the street that the man who had been arrested had no connexion with the crime and that an innocent man was being made a scapegoat. Alike in Yuyao and Siaoshan the innocent bystander suffers while the country gentleman in his home among the it the merey of the hardened criminal who has learned too well the use of a Browning automatic.
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