Peking, June 5.
Owing to bandit activities one train from Tsingtao and the No. 2 train from Tsinanfu were discontinued on May 28.
The British and Japanese tobacco stations at Erhshihlipu, rear Tsingtao, are now guarded by Chinese soldiers because of threats by bandits against the foreigners residing at that station.
The soldiers, who were formerly recruited by General Wu Pe1-fu from Honan, are creating trouble at Nanchang where they mutinied and looted the village of Lichiatu and also robbed a mail carrier from whom they took money orders which they presented at the post office for payment. When payment was refused they threatened the whole staff. The Chamber of Com merce has petitioned the authorities to send soldiers to rid the city of these bandits.—Reuter,
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