Hangchow, Aug. 11.
A gang of men entered the rex donee of a Mrs. Ya, the watchman wdmitting them and finding the family, had not then retired for the night, they bound them all wp and covered their heads with cloth, Jewellery' money to the value of some $10,000 was then collected, making eight catties of loot. Before leaving, the robbers are said to have chioroformed and carried off a young Indy of the household, but she afterwards feseaped. A reward of $1,000 has een offered for information lead the first of the fleet, he could not understand. to the arrest of the gang or any 'The situation, along the great river had been' exceptionally quiet and for the past seven months tone would hardly have known that bands of ruffians had formerly Lain in wait-for the ships-to pass. was so surprisingly still and peaceful that it almost seemed to be the calm before the storm. The USS.
Palos, 200 miles above Suifu, and) the others at Ichang and Wanhsien all reported ideal conditions.
New Shanghai Life," " Russian organ, also complains that the int Jeome accruing from the Russian lotteries has been considerably reduced by the action of the Chinese authorities in. stopping the sale of emphasized that money was used for the upkeep of Russian cadets, and' the result is that the position of thoke mien' and youths is being rendered increasingly difficult,
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