According to official Agures, it is stated that the number of outlaws in the country has decreased from 20,000 in February of last year to 9,000 last month, but at the same time it stated that "bandit activities will become more vigorous during the Warm. season and that the anti-bandit cam-
Paign by Japanese and Manchoukuoas troops will, be pushed rigorously Itis very dimeult to understand how any gures regarding these anti-'Japanese volunteers can be ascertain on one day they are peaceful villagers and on another robbers.
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