80 Give Battle to 500 Bandits and Rout Them Tue Our Own Connésroxoer Taichow, Che., June 2.
One wonders sometimes whether, Unter on, brigandage will become quite.a respectable and recognized trade' or profession in some parts] of this district. It is certainly popular with a large number of Anhabitants, and at times fairly) Jucrative, Of course, it has its drawbacks, and now and again some! of those who adopt it as a means of livelihood receive nasty shocks, and ecome somewhat discouraged, A. few weeks ngo, ndout 500 of these gentry, hearing' that the prosperous little town of Lingo had been Jeff temporarily in an undefended state, the soldiers having been with. drawn to operate a few miles away, felt that it offered an opportunity} to plunder too good to miss. They' accordingly entered the town through one of the rather ramshackle gates in the wall and commenced work. They had robbed a number of well-to-do business houses when about 90 soldiers entered by another gate and, without any hesitation, at once made for the part of the town where the pillaging was going on. 'True to the reputation enjoyed by soldiers down here, of showing no mercy to robbers, they opened fire 'a8 soon as they came in sight, The brigands were taken by sure: quickly returned the fire and' for; Jour of five hours the battle raged.
The soldiers, keeping under cove although they were only 30 to about} 500, at last had the satisfaction of seeing the rascals take to flight into} the country. They left behind them 19 killed and about a dozen wounded.
The soldiers lost two of their num-Ber, and two children, getting in the Tine of fire, were wounded. The soldiers? conduct, in the eircumstances, was most praiseworthy, and they showed splendid pluck and endurance.
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