Sept. 8
Woanded. soldiers (water police) brought accounts of the looting of, twin market towns—(Yuchakuang Tiennyinchuang) about. ten miles north of Kashing on September, 7 from early morning till noon. Telephone calls brought the water Police, who fought the tufei until their ' admonition was low, Rein-foreements went out this morning te continue the fight.
It is said that not only do the tufei outnumber the water police, but among them' are ex-soldiers well armed and able to fight to a standstill any force likely to assemble quickly.
It is feared on the street here, that these outlaws driven from Kiangsy, will gather in sufficient number to attack Kashing, Persist-lent reports come in of more than dozen towns looted during the month on the north-east-north and north-west of Kashing. A few companies of veteran soldiers could make this city feel safer,
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