Chang is openly recruiting sold-jets in Tainan and also at several other stations on the line. He recovery.
'When Hu's men came to Kueiteh railway-station, Wang Wel-wei with his remnants of the 24th Division' who had unloaded themselves. on Ma Wu Chi the next station east fon the railway, took the hint and! moved farther away. They are now stationed at Yangchi the first] station this wide the Kiangsu border: fand are still an uncertain quantity, although reports state them have been incorporated into the tional Army, Eyewitnesses report that he is cer inly getting numbers of men who are faced with financial bankruptey in view of the present annual settling-up time.
As to the behaviour of the North-een troops, accounts vary but_judging from what one sees in Tsinan, they are far above the average of troops, and are kept well under control." Only small parties are allowed to leave the vicinity of!
Killing and Kidnapping Galore the stations.
Meanwhile the—military are jockeying for places which are good-paying propositions, the bandits are! having a fine time and the country: side is in a state of terror from them. Killings and kidnappings occur every night and none of the military commanders feel like detaching any troops to deal with t wretches. If the generals divided their forees they would be liable to attack from other military leaders. Tt is terrible nevertheless to. see tien continually being brought in wounded and sometimes dying from gunshot wounds from robber bands, whilst the city and rai jate packed with troops soldier's ration
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