Kashing, Aug. 30.
From reports of parties wounded and brought to the Hospital here, it appears that the Tufei operating along the border of Kiangsu and Chekiang made a raid on Tao chwang, a market town due north of Kashing and near the provincial boundary, several days ago. Local police were overpowered after killing some of the attackers and the town pillaged and citizens taken off.
However, the water police with an "ironclad" launch with machine guns overtook the raiders, killed a umber, captured 25 boats used by them and released a number of bound captives on board. The blood spattered boats were towed to Kashing and literally thousands of our people went out to seo the results of the victory. It so happens that Kashing is connected by telephone with most of the outlying cities and towns. When reports come promptly, the well equipped water-police can soon reach danger points. The Tufei seem to have their spies or informants everywhere, s0 that the raids are usually successful, unless caught as in the above instance. The larger. bands of Tufei around the hu when dispersed by the regular sol break up into small bands and prey on the small towns and country-side.
When this continues for some time, the poorer country people become acquainted or even identified with the Tufei, partly to preserve their own lives and possibly to share the loot. It is quite possible for the raiders to hide among the lonely huts at night and show up as innoent looking farm hands in the day time, Some districts are getting such' a reputation, that travellers avoid them entirely. If one must, go, into such areas, poverty is the Dest insurance policy.
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