Hankow, Oct, 29. one tured the pages of the local Chinese newspapers this niorning, the question arose in one's mind what the great Viceroy Chang Chih-tung would have said and done to his Superintendent of Police if had heard that there had been five armed robberies, a robbery with violence and a_piratieal attack on passenger launch during one week-end: Probably his words would have been few, but the strokes of the bamboo that fell on the police would have been many.
One of the places attacked by armed robbers was a general store situated just beyond the "Twin Tannels" that run under the railway line to the area which is rapid ly developing at the back Hankow. The store was just closing for the might, when two men in army grey marched and one in civilian dress took up hhis position at the door, The proprietor did not like the look of the men, so he yelled to a friend across the street to help him. At that the two men produced revolvers, but a customer anxious to buy something before the shop closed pushed in at that minute and caused a diversion. The owner bolted out of the back-door yelling, 30 neigh-ours rushed up and the three followed the owner. A member of the Jocal guards named Warg attempt-stop the men, and was immediately shot dead." This ped the chase and the robbers escaped.
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