Serious Depredations in Honan and Chihli Peking, Aug. 30.
According to reports from foreign sources, banditry is becoming rife in Honan and southern Chibli, the total number of bandits being' conservatively estimated at 200,000. They are said to be systematically organized on the basis of a regular army, prosperous and populous districts of the two provinces are infested with bandits varying from 500 to over 1,000.
Looting, incendiarism and kidnap. ping are daily occurrences.
reported bandit suppression jes of the responsible auries remain to be seen, inasmuch us banditry is onthe increase in this part of the country," the report concludes—Ta Chung.
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