Sometime ago, the Relief Depart-mont sent out investigating parties ascertain just to whi extent the various districts ravaged by the "Reds" had suffered from their depredations, 'These have now sent in their reports which are embodied Ju' a pamphlet just compiled by the Relief Department, and it transpires That Lukfung, Hoifung and Wailoy are the three districts that have uffered most. Not only were the Houses looted and burnt by the Communist desperadoes, but many Heople were either killed outright ov brutally treated by them. The districts of Kit Yuan and Chinchow Yeved little less, more than ten villages Waving been razed to the ground.
The investigators also report the predicament of Lung Chun district: from a plague of locusts. The early harvest was all destroyed, all the 11 sections of the district being affected. To wake matters worse, the latter hawest was considerably damaged by storms. Traly, fortunes never come singly. The Rellet Department has collected squire an appreciable fund for the yelieg of the sufferers and, as Previously advised, a system of shop deunrantees will be enforced so as to ensure that the right people are relieved. No person applying for Assistance will receive any con Aieration unless he produces satisfactory evidence that he is entitled to it This system may seem a bit Karsh, especially when it is taken into consideration that the depredations occurred 50 many months ago and that many possible guarantors may have transferred themselves to other parts; but, on a previous casion, when assisting the victims of typhoon and flood, the authorities were misted into applying vale sims to people who had not. suite el at all, Tu many instances, these unscrupulous individuals promptly made themselves searce and the authorities failed to trace them for punishment. Hence the new system of guarantees, An. important arrest has been made here in connection with the shooting of a policeman and the simultaneous disappearance of the servants in the employ of Messrs. Tardine's manager here, reported in the "Noihechion Duly News of Shiv 20, ie mow tranapien, that the" although." ferioully wounded, aid ne de, but Under Self treatments managed "A proclamation by the Public to recover, and was eventunily able recognize the man who shot hin, this proving to be no other than the Numer two detective of the teal pole force, Upon the arrest of sma areal minor fla Fellale informant." The Chief of romptlyabsconded, according t0 8
Pollo is effecting" a general haul of his forer and: many heals fre expected to fall, x0 to speak Now-nday, one does not know where to draw the line in the mate tov of datinguishing between "Reds find others. Tt has since transpired That" the servants. of Mess Jardine's manager were the teal of ihe ringleaders. They were. probably coerced into the whole thins in view of the excellent location the house and. the facilities for Tanding. trunks, ete, from Messrs Jardings steamers in the guise of the. Manager's personal effects Nevertheless, they" would. seems to have rendered. very" ood. services these lending. Thin, for upon Closely searching the main premise, find the outhouses, guns. and 3 tuunition were found. buried The garden and x few pistols were discovered. in a well, Lone Tefore. all. this "Major," the dog of Messrs. Jardine's former futhager, was found poisoned one day. "He was a fine watch-dor, the Pride of his master, and he was done away with because he doutt-Teas, would" have disturbed "the operations of the gang who always worked under cover at night for The purpose of transferring. uns, te, from the premises to the city Mie of the harbour. (It will fected that the, amah was. covered: carrying two baskets containing pistols to a waiting sampan Qoe a late hour of the night).
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