Incorporated into the Army:
Desperate through Hunger solution of the "bandit problem" in Honan province has been made by Gen, Sun Liang-chen, according to reports in the Chinese press here. Brigands have overrun Honan during the past year, looting and burning a large number of villages and towns, and even attacking walled cities. Soldiers wiped out some of the bands, but others quickly sprang up.
Gen. Sun, the former. Military' Governor of Shantung, decided that something drastic must be done, 30 he carried out on a large scale Something which has been done in 'a_ smaller way elsewhere. He offered the brigands jobs as soldiers. The Chinese press does not at r jo whether these ex-bandit not, apparently their behaviour is satisfactory to Gen. Sun.
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