Grim Justice for Military Male- p, factors: How Marshal Chang Deals with Wrongdoers Marshal Chung—Chung-chang, Communder-in-Chief of the Fengtien troops here, is keeping his promise made when he first came to Shanghai, to punish his soldiers if they give trouble locally. That he is not to be trifled with is proved by the: barbaric sentences passed on four soldiers for molesting women. The wre beheaded in the old-way and their bodies poles in the more important thoroughfares asa warning to other malefactors.
Two soldiers who robbed a house in Chapei and got away with about $200 were arrested and are now: awaiting the "dead warrant." Tr is thought they are not, likely to be reprieved.
Another soldier has also been arrested for extortion. It appears that-he went into a pawnshop with an old brass watch and demanded to pawn it for Tls. 600. The shop.
tant refused, saying the watch was not worth even $10, whereupon the soldier drew istd, placed it on the counter and asked whether the two articles were worth the amount he at first demanded. Seeing the weapon, the shop assistant was alarmed and promised to give the man the amount asked for. At the ime, he took a note of the soldier's number, When the latter had left, the shop assistant followed him and reported the matter to head~ quarters. An inquiry was ordered and the whole company was paraded. Without any hesitation whi ever, the assistant identified his man' and the latter was searched.
Although his pockets were turned inside out, the money was not found.
nally the soldier's puttees were removed and tucked inside were found the notes he had received from the pawnshop. This was returned to the shop and the man was immediately flogged with stout stick, after which he was ordered to' receive further punishment.
Mason Henry of the London Keswick, member committee of the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Cor poration, and for many years in charge of dard Matheson terests in Hongkong, in a recent Tetter to a London paper states that he was astounded when passing through the Panama Canal zone some time back, to observe the immunity from mosquitos and other was obtained, an im. to editor repl the methods employed by the sanitary authorities could be gathered from the "Panama Canal Record," published by the Cahal Commissioner.
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