Through Bandit Territory From our Mlienchow correspondent.
Sailing to Tongohuan, Jan. 19-28.
At Suiling we had ta remain rom the 16th to the 19th, The official advised us to await his advies before going on, Mean: "while the 2nd Army came up and the official fled. We were therefore freed from waiting for his advice and judging: the future freit the past, we went on hoping 'Who right before we, left was' ivory disturbed. We thought the firing was due to.the. entry: of the and Army, but in the morling -discovered that, it was die to. the ust Aimy footing the city: before they, finally lof it! Lb isa city Of troubled people. They are as sheep hiving no" shepherds; and they that should, be their she: herds flo atthe first - note of alarm, The district between Sining and "faihochen;"* a distance of about,,100.// by road: has the re: nutation of being. infested with its. Each night we had the -benefit of help from. the local militia; and there is no doubt! that, the presence of s0_-many Soldiers has for the time put' end: to. banditry.on the rond and river, 'On' the first day we did about 501i by road, to a place called Pangkintien. "The next day was difficult going and we only did 16 Ni, Abort midday we passed cinnamon garden, Kuei-buaruen, At Renchuheo, where we spent the second night, we honed that some big coal junks had been boarded by thieves in the rapids just below. From here onward for 35 rer is continuously shalfull of rapids to
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