Wenchow, July 4.
The island of Pien San at the' mouth of the Wenchow River was invested on July 1 and about 160 bandits were either captored or killed. Pieh San is an island about eight miles long and one broad with a very rocky coast and only narrow entrances capable of being easily defended. The total number of the band is said to be 268 and all are armed modern rifles and automatics.
The depredations of the band at sea were conducted from "borrowed" Sunks and as the same junk was Tarely used for more than two days, the authorities had great dif Gulty in apprehending them at sca. Before venturing forth on a new! raid the band invariably consulted the idols and also. inquired in which direction, north, south east! br west, fortune would come to them. This time the oracle played them false as, on emerging from their fastnesses on Pieh San, they found gunboats awaiting. resulting melee about 160 were either captured or- killed.and "the remainder managed to regain the
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