Fan Kai-chu, the notorious pirate leader, who formerly: held the rank of general in Marshal Sun Chuan fang's army, was shot dead last week. during a fight with government: troops near Nantungchow and his chief of staff and four aides-de-camp were: taken captive, according to letter appearing in the "Sinwanpao" from its correspondent in that town.
Pan and his gang, it will be recalled, were the. first. to operate around the motif of the Yangtze, near Woosung, about Tsungming Island, and in the southern portion of north Kiangsu for quite a long time. They worked the people of the plac they visited and among the shippers. daring and bloodthirsty piracies wore attributed to them, several of which, were recorded in these columns
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