HINTERLAND, Two incidents occurred recently Jon the Nanchang-Kiukiang Raihway which caused "Eastern Times." 'On April 28, a goods teaig bound' for Nanchang had reached Huanginomeng Station when the engineer, fearing that the Come munists and bandits who looted and: burnt the station eight days before night again put in an appearance, put on full speed with the result that there was an explosion on the locomotive and the man was tously injured. The train, of course, came to a standstill and the guards had to walk come distance to port the incident. "A breakdown kang was sent to the spot and the train was pulled to the nenyest crossing. The explosion 6 terrific that it startled "everybody within several miles, On April 26, says the same fours al, a report was received at News hong Station, near Nanchang, that 200 bandits were advancing towards Nanchang from the direction Lohua, about 30 miles away, The railway defence force was quickly mobilized to fight the marauders and troops were hurried to News hong. However, the bandits did not turn up and the latest news was that, hearing of the prepare tions which had been made for thei reception, they changed their course, The tufei who looted—Szechins, near Sungkiang, last Monday were under the command of the notorious Taihu Lake pirate leader, Mau lung. They remained in the town for over three hours and escaped with booty valued at hundreds thousands of dollars, says the (Chie Rose press. Government. troop arrived after the bandits had fled but made no effort to pursue them because it was dark and raining, Another report says that, after looting Szeching, the bandits came to Chui, a village in the ester outskirts of Shanghai, The mere chant volunteers of this place decided to take no risks and they searched the "visitors" who, realize ing that they were not as well armed as the volunteers, left. One of the kang was arrested, whilst his comrades fled in the direction of
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