at Anlu the matter was: at once reported to the official there. He was full of sympathy and said he woald despatch soldiers to deal with the matter. Whether they were sent is problematical, for by the Intest news to hand to move up to that time had been made.
Some of the bandits were captured and taken to Antu where they were beheaded, but this was owing to a pure bit of lock and not through an move from official sources. A. party' of soldiers happened to be returning from Funcheng when they came: across a sampan load of the bandits, Fire was opened on them; four are said to have been killed and the remaining six captured. These were ithe ones the Anta official had behead.
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