Details of the Communist attack' on Shasi on Thursday, September 4, have just reached Shanghai, and show that the affair was carried ut by some 6,000 men, who wei repulsed. The attack caused a pani in the city, the inhabitants bearing} in mind the recent sack of Changsha by these conmurist-bandits, and as a result the banks suspended business and many merchants left the city.
The attack was made at 4 p.m. throughout the bandits and the troops ing-lung, commander the re-organized 3rd in charge of the protect next morning the defenders gained upper hand, ard the with a number of wounded. rertheless the report that the vere going to attack once they had been reinforced Tre attack was to have bee tember 6, but apparently the bandits fell foul of a British gunboat which was coming up-river, which returned the fire the bandits directed fed disorganization in The new attack on General Li has been busily occupies] in strengthening his position, digging trenches and erecting barbed and electrified wire barricades around the land side of the city, as it was considered that the bandits would] streck again sooner or Jater.
'Wealtty families and government ofoers, especially those belonging to taxcolleeting departments, let? the city for safety, as did most of the stall of the twa banks, the Sounie "Brthets 'Bank' and" the Sloss of the families have returned and at the same time drops the tenerally reid fiat, the, fatare Of) was found to be full of armed man the Hamaguchi Ministry lies largely and found Nanchang a safe spot for bottle. He at once starts a rom, in the hands of Count Ito, an passengers by a show of violence, The bandits cowed the crew and the time being. alleging that the bottle contained savage talk, and the free firing off During the last few days all the Some costly medicine ordered by his broken three Ministries of guns. No resistance was put Up foreign missionaries 12 or 13. officer. If his demand for payment: the most recent bein and hence no one was killed. Si is not met at number, most of the Methodist] teuki ministry, in bringing about the bandits made a good haul in soldier ste downfall' of which in 1927, Episcopal Church and the China cash, they did not take baggage or Inland Mission, have come back to or two and suggests an_adjourn-'Count Ito was the principal mo captives.
Nanchang for their various duties, ment to the barracks. The usual Naturally, speculation is rife that This launch i always well as the summer is over. However, result is that someone in the crowd, he and his colleagues of the Privy crowded with passengers and hence they have decided to leave their possibly an accomplice, suggests Council think that the span of life the bandits made a good scoop. Tt the Hamaguchi Government has tad wives and children either in Shang-reported that on this occasion' is sufficient and that he will once hai or Ki they got $20,000 although this is vvietim pays in order to get away. again be the unseen puller of strings' probably exaggerated as it is hard The dangers of travel over roads whereby Premier Hamaguchi will to see why passengers should" be In the city martial I have no other alternative but to which a few years ago were travers-carrying 99 much cash. One existence, though not rigidly enfored without fear by foreigners and resign.
P'y official was reported to ced. Careful search for Communists Count Ito's heyday was when Chinese alike has just been illus-been carrying more than $3,000 of and bandits is daily carried out and was Chief Secretary to the Cabinet trated. A small party of Chinese almost daily some Commu the time of the Sino-Japanese Tang P'u funds which was lost. left Kingmen for Shasi by the motor cither publicly or secretly execut-war, his power then exceeding even Someone else had entrusted $4,500 bus. They were warned that a ed. People are no more hiding in that of Cabinet ministers, according to the launch ficial bridge was down, but were assured It is freely reported that the their homes. Only yesterday when to @ Japanese writer in the Chuo that the bus from Kingmen would the three notorious Communist lead-Koran (Central Review), a widely bandits make their headquarters, be met by one from Shasi, The read magazine. One of his most in ers, Wong Hsu: river was reached brilliant achievements was when he need of funds they select one of the connecting bus a1 }went to Chefoo for the exchange of several launches that ply out of, execution ground in the east suburb, days, and during the days the vil-ratifications of the peace treaty Wuhu, make their plans carefully. hundreds of people rushed to the lage' were the party was waiting ter the war between Japan and and get a scoop. It is evidently ground for the spectacle, was visited by men in uniform, pos-China. The Japanese Government profitable game as these launch Summer is over, yet not a single albly deserters, who robbed them of ad made up its mind to give way robberies occur with monotonous government school in the whole pro-everything they had. One lady to the Triple Intervention, regularity. Apparently! there are vince is opened or shows any sign managed to hide a gold ring and [thought that the treaty with China no. police or other authorities of opening, due to the fact that all] at Shasi had to sell it should be dealt with as though responsible for running such gangs the educational appropriation has) to pay for the fares of herself and nothing in the way of intervention to earth. The bandit suppression been spent to meet the military ex-family to Hankow. They travelled was threatened, that is to say the troops go after the armed gangs in penses against the Communists. At] Jexckange of ratifications should be by Japanese steamer and say that the hills, while the city police get first the Provincial Board of Educa-effected on May 8, 1895, although after robbers who work in the town, Hobsieh men flying red flags was then doubted whether this tion promised to have the schools Dut the launch robbers seem to wre as numerous as ants, The would be practicable, since China not been destroyed by} steamer was fired upon near Kienli come under no cne's jurisdiction, was getting suspicious as to whether or bandits, opened on and the guard on board replied Fortunately it is not often necessary Jor not Japan's attitude was prompt-for the robbers to kill anybody, the 15th inst. But only two days ago vigorously.
Jed by sinister motives. jets in the interior are getting it again announced to have their} 'A man named Kao connected with amed in the art of giving up opening date set for October 10. the Opium Suppression Bureau has their valuables and money without Time after time teachers have deen arrested for selling morphia.
Arthur on a man-o'-war and from resistance.
According to Chinese reports he has there boldly proceeded to Chefoo on been engaged in this business for merchant ship, the Yokohama efforts are Thousands! some time without any interference Maru, of student from the authorities, and he would the afternoon of May 7,
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