Outrageous Assault Near Great Wall: Badly Beaten and All Property Taken Dr. George B. Cressey has just returned to Shanghai College after experiences with bandits in Chili. Dr. Cressey left for the north in June and was, engaged in geological studies dealing recent climatic changes. Despite all precautions his expedition was attacked on the night of July 13 by a band of brigands near the Great Wall. These ruffians severely beat up Dr. Cressey ani robbed both him and a student companion, Mr. Djang Ping-an of the Junior' class, Money, guns, and equipment to the value of over a thousand dollars were stolen and damaged, and it was necessary to abandon all further work.
At the time of the robbery Dr. Cressey was travelling up the Luan river in a small native boat, which had been hired through military officials in Luanchow north of Tientsin. The magistrate there had been specially notified to extend aid and protection, but refused to end an escort or do anything. Nothing but the ordinary gossip of bandits was heard, and it did not seem nece: sary to take further extra proc tions, Each night the boat was tied up to the bank, and all went. well until the evening of July 13. About 11 o'clock that night the expedition was suddenly attacked by half 1 dozen bandits. The leader certainly appeared to be an ex-soldier, but the other robbers by their dialect and dress appeared to be local farmers,
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