Bandit atrocities in this region Jare not new. A year ago Father mordored by bandits in ige of Suiyuan, and one lof the outlaws who killed him is now jehief of one of the bands still operating there. Father van Praet was also a prisoner in the hands of these bandits and died soon after release owing to the ill-treatment he received. A fortnight ago the lits threatened to seize the 10p, but he was able to secure Jan armed escort and hurriedly returned to his bishopric, The band of 30 men who captured ther De Clippele seem to be operating alone, but they are fre-anently followed by another gang of between 200 and 300, Father De Clippele has been in China 15 years, The new Tatung, General Li 'Ming-chun, has brought to the di 'a number of Marshal Feng Yuhsiang's troops and there should be no real difficulty' in suppressing the activities of these outlaws if a determined effort were made, and partijeularly as that region consists of open plain country affording little if any shelter to the bandits jReuter's Pacific Service,"
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