Their Escape Petping, Dee, 23. More than 70 criminals early this iorning escaped from the Fourth Hopel Provincial Prison In Paoting fu one the most, daving 8 in China's history.
Targe band of unidentified men slonned the prison from the outside soon after midnight, shot the guards fon the walls, broke down the main Bate nnd liberated the prisoners.
Patrols of General Wan Fu-lin's treens heard: the firing and rushed to the gaol, to find all the criminals tone. Aided by reinforcements from General Feng Chi-an's. forces,: they Immediately searched the vicinity of the prison, recapturing all but about '70 of the fugitives.
'A military cordon was immediately thrown around the alty, while the police combed the town for the Rseaped prisoners. The city returned to normal at 9 o'clock in the morning.
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