On January 26 the inhabitants of 2 village in Lin-chi Country about 20 miles to the south of Tsingchowful were visited by 60 or 60 armed robbers. Those who escaped fied to the some 20 odd were token captive, four were killed and many of the houses set on fire. 'The Chinese Pastor who gave us the news had his own house and its contents burnt tooshes. Various ways of torturing the captives were resorted to, such as throwing cold water over' them half-naked bodies. Many of the bandits come from that district, and for over a year people have been afraid to travel in that area.
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