Since the regretted departure of the admirable General Wang Tung, who kept perfect order in the city, the local situation has been any: thing but satisfactory. Robberies have been almost of daily occurrence, some even in daylight. The method is simple. One small bank was approached after banking hours with a demand to use the telephone Jas the soldiers wished to communicate with headquarters on urgent Dusiness. After gaining entrance they went at once to the telephone but instead of using it they diseonnected it and proceeded to carry off all the ready funds of the bank—'$8,000 in all. The people are in con-[stant dread of impending danger, even those who suffer dare not complain since the robbers are all soldiers and it is not quite certain that they are not acting under orders. It is said that one major Fhas been arrested. Bloody heads Jadorn the prominent street corners either as a warning to other offending soldiers—or as an assurance to the merchants of protection.
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