All this is perfectly well known to the Chinese authorities who have now taken active measures to avoid such a thing taking place. Picked troops under competent Chinese officers have been sent to this district and are now waging open warfare with the Hunghutze.
he latter in many instances have very well chosen strongholds so that they are able to resist the attacks of the Chinese regulars. Many of the ffmber concessionaires are in the habit of paying large sums of money to the Hunghutze which insure them "against any raids. At one of the large concessions situated in the Imanpo, a demand was made by the head of a banditti gang composed of some 250 men that $150,000 worth of flour, provisions, cartridges, clothing and even girls be supplied them and this would protect them against any raids during the winter. The demand was made in September and notwithstanding the warning of the Chinese official at Ashiho, who warned all that they would be held responsible if they iliad any negotiations with Hunghutze, the sub-contractors of this timber concession bargained with the brigands and settled that they would give $100,000 worth of goods. jOn October 10, which was the time appointed for the timberman to {hand their toll to the brigands, here arrived at Silinhai junction Chinese armoured train accompanied by 200 soldiers and as luck would have it, the Chinese regulars were fortunate enough to fall upon the Hunghutze a the allotted place where they were to take delivery of goods. A sharp fight ensued for the brigands were well armed and, therefore, determined not to surrender.
In the fight the Hunghutze lost over 100 killed before they were. put to flight. The soldiers pursuing them succeeded in killing nearly as many in the woods.
In addition to this, seven subcontractors were shot for having disobeyed the Chinese official's orders and entered into pourparlers with the banditti. All the killed were afterwards beheaded and a flat carload of Hunghutze heads was taken back to Imanpo station as a proof that the military expedition against this noted band had been successful in its mission. Needless to say, residents along the railway line, both Russian and Chinese had never seen a similar carload of freight and were duly impressed that at last a proper effort was being made by the Chinese to do away with the Hung hutze evil.
Tue Reicx or Terror.
Russian residents at Manchuli are much disturbed at the recent murders of Russian traders in Mongolia. Most of these traders are residents of Manchuli and the Municipal representatives recently held an extraordinary session in connexion with these murders. The murdered men had regular business with the Mongols and went inland in order to purchase cattle and raw material. Evidence was forthcoming that the unfortunate men had been killed by officers of Ungern's detachment and that the motive in each instance was robbery of one of the victims related the way her husband met his death and her statement was confirmed by their maidservant. They were staying at a Mongolian trading village some 50 versts south of Aksha when on September 2% at midnight there was a rap at their door and a voice asked for admittance. As the husband recognized the voice as that of an officer with whom he was acquainted he opene: l the door. The officer ordered the trader to dress and follow him-His wife feeling something was going to happen, also followed but. unnoticed at first. When she was seen she was ordered to return home or other wise she would be shot. She obeyed. An hour or more after she returned home two other men came to the house and asked whether there were not some more men in the house. She replied in the negative and they ordered her to take off her jewels and took away all the rie and valuables they could find. The next morning she went out in search of her husband and found his dead body. The Mongols living in this village, trading, stated that this officer was guilty of several crimes.
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