No News of the Captured Priests: Town Looted Fro4 Ove OWN Conmsrosnesr of Japan. Sumitomo is only beaten, regard to wealth and influence, Mitsui and Mitsubishi, and, with Mitsui and Mitsubishi, is really one Hankow, Apr, 29.
The futert news from Sientaochen, where Bishop Galvin still vemaing hope that news will reach him about the captive priests, is that the, ud made iT in a southerly direction with the 80 captives and the loot toa small place called Liyankou, Here a halt was called while the money was. distributed, The lewders of the band, named Cheng and Ho, fell out over this question and the members of the band took sides, A fight ensued which lasted for three hours and ended in the death of Ho, Duvings the turmoil a number of the eaj tives wicaped. There isan une med rumour that the two Priests were killed, Soldiers were despatched to Sientaochen on Sunday and have arrived there, and of the economic and financial pillars the people are returning to. the of Japan. The estate was valued at town, Yen 250,000,000. The tax rate is 13 But meanwhile another large band Per cent. The heir is given per-lurider 4 man named Li of the mission to pay the inheritance tax Phoenix Mill entered the town of in five instalments, The Sumitomo Shayang, over 300 li further up the fortune includes the big bank of Han and a centre for trade in vow that mame, steel mills, coal and feotton, nuts and a special kind copper mines, sugar mills and closely' woven cotton cloth, The several mercantile companies. Baron band "concentrated on Tooting the no is a nephew of Prince Jargest shops and are said to have i, the last of the Genro, or kot away with $200,000. Two shops were ae? on fire oftlier' accidentally oF intentionally and completely destroyed. The band announced 7 their intention of returning the DAY DISORDERS next day, hut the timely arrival of
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