While fewer crimes of violence being committed in Canton City proper, in the country the bandits are more active than ever, and there have been feriminal charges made soldiers sent to suppress crime, of Jo much more serious nature than those committed by the bandits themselves. On June 7, a band of over 200 armed robbers. entered the' City of Fatshan, which lies about 10 English miles. south-west of this city. Part of the group entered a district police—station, and. disarmed the officers on duty, while their confederates entered the residence of a man named An Hoi. The owner of the house refused to open the door, but the robbers chopped a hole in the side of the building, and the fret. to enter unlocked and opened the doors to admit his comrades. The blind son of An Hol and his eight years old grandson were forcibly taken away by these men. The house was rantocked from top to bottom, more than $1,000-in jewellery and clothing being stolen. A butcher'e shop was also entered, and three employees taken prisoners.
The same evening, a band of 100 bandits surrounded the house of a man named Tsang, and forced {three members of the family to ac-Jcompany them to their camp. The following evening two members of another family, and a student who happened to be passing by on the street; were also spirited away, Indignation Meeting Never in the history of Fat shan have robbers gone about their work so boldly. An indignation meeting was held on the 9th instant at the Fatshan Chamber Commerce at which a petition was drawn up requesting the municipal officials to permit the closing of fall gates at seven o'clock every evening. The authorities were also asked to increase the police force and threatened with a strike of merchants if they failed.
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