Quite a stir has been created by' the action of a Canton school cipal in going off on a trip into the country with three young girl pupils which ended by the capture of brit cipal and students, Yang Kuo-ki vited the girls to go with him to Chenhsien to watch a race between' dragon boats, und somewhere going: or coming robbers caught them. For: Yang's release, $1,000 in Hongkong notes is asked. One girl must pay another $500, and the third $1,000. Two of the students are: about 20 years old, while the other} is barely 16, Four privates and a non-commis-siered officer of the platoon of soldiers who, while at Bias Bay deserted after wrecking the wireless plant and killing the platoon commander have been caught, and tried. Ip Shan, the officer, must suffer the death penalty, and will be taken back from Canton, where the trial took place, to Bias Bay that the execution may bbe carried out on the spot where the revolt occurred. He had a direct Part in the killing of the platoon commander. The other defendants will be sent to prison for a year each.
Ip Shaw was at one time in the Ironsides, and it is supposed thi Ironside money brought about this Even though so many soldiers have been sent to Wunan, there are more of them on duty in Kwangtung than there have been for a long while. Starting with the districts where piracy and banditry has been most'rampant, the Eighth Route Headquarters is intent on breaking up these criminal gangs. Poonyu, Chungshan, Loting and Sunteh are the four countries where troops have been going into the heart of the robber country, and two battles of some consequence have been fought.
Rounding up Bandits Tu Chungshan, on the 8th, a tobber camp was broken into, informers guiding the soldiers making it, possible for them to reach the heat quarters of the ruffians before they' could get away. Poon Chi, former! an officer in the army of Li Fuk. is the leader of these outlaws. fon either side were killed, and the!
iers, finding three rich men beheld for ransom at the bandit! hiding place, gave them their liberty.
Trenches had been dug all about} the robber stronghold, They had erected a fort on the side from they most feared an attack, were prepared to defend it with machine guns, 500 men were defending the camp.. When the troops approaiched flares' went up, bringing to the trenches the scattered outposts. But the soldiers were more than a match for the adversary, and the bandits soon broke for the tall timber.
Another battle is raging in the Poonyu District, at Laukong where there is encamped an even larger robber band. Trying to break through the cordon of infantry, 50 of the foe were shot dead or bayoneted to death, and 9 of them were caught. Among the officers, one was killed and two wounded, and 15 privates: were killed, and 25 were wounded. Besides, there wore 20 casualties in the ranks of the country constabulary who assisted the regular troops.
On the field, a large banner, that) of the robbers, was picked up, blue in colour, with a red centre containing a white sun. The characters written on the flag indicate that these outlaws are the Ist Division of the Kwangtung General Association, one of the most powerful and numer-fous lots of bandits in the province,
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