Nanking, Aug. 23.
After allowing the peaceful citizens a respite of several weeks during which they ceased their operations and, apparently, took brief summer holiday, the Taihnd Lake pirates under the notorious, criminal Tai Pao Ah-shu have once activities along kiangsu-Chekiang border, te= ports the "Shunpao."
Members of this infamous gang read from the journal in ques ion, were badly defeated some time ago by the Kiangsu Water Police and compelled to hide themselves for, several weeks. But they were not Inactive for, during the period that they remained in their lair, it is said, no fewer than 800 gangsters of the worst type were recruited into, their ranks and they obtained a plentiful supply of rifles and ame munition. It is not stated wher these came from.
On Friday morning, continues the report, the gang assembled ab Luchitchiao, near Kinshan, on the be Kiangsu-Chekiang border, and split into three parties, one making for Lukongeheng, a town near Kinshan, another driving at Lanhsia and the third group being bound for a vill. lage known as Chien Chia-yn, while Tai Pao Wh-shu remained behind with about 200 men to act as rex serves in case of hostilities.
At ubout one o'clock in the afters noon, the three parties reached their respective des 1s and at once commenced an orgy of looting, me cendiarism and rapine. Disarmingg the local police who put up a stout resistance against overwhelming numbers but were forced to surren er their weapons, the tufei murder ed several score of police and mer~ ch cold blood and continued their looting until late in the evens ing when they returned to the lit meeting place. After looting other towns and villages, they fled—to, Tezeching, a place some distance away. lot, the report and they main The pirates were a well-organized
tained a fine system of espionage Jand communications. All were di ed in grey uniforms and apy to be well-trained and excellently, equipped.
Concluding, the report says that, prior to carrying out their misdeeds, the gang severed the telegraph and ong-distance telephone wires order to prevent news of their pre= sence being spread to towns where troops were stationed, Registration of a number of new] banking institutions in various ities has been granted by the: Ministry of Finance in accordance with the Government Banking Regulations." A lis of the banks, to which registration ws between the months of January and 'June of the current year, was trans. mitted by the Ministry yesterday' in a circular dispatch to the various} and Municipal Governments.
The Government banking regul tions, it may be noted, require all banking institutions to be_ registered with the Ministry of Finance. Such registration is granted only when the banks in qu form to the requirements preseribed.. A number of leading banks, it will be re¢alled, were granted registration by the Ministry last year.
The newly-registered banks are 5 follows: Date of
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