Harbin, Nov. 4.
The Hunghutze are again active in the Anda district now that the roads a hard and the autobus services to towns off the railway have been renewed. A regular see~ jo is maintained with Paitling, an important town of some 100,000 habitants lying 180 versts north o€ the railway tract on the road to" Taheiho, Autobuses have now taken the place of automobiles, ax the former accommodate many more and therefore can be run at a better profit. As a rule not less than five Machines, start at one time, the Chinese believing in safety in num ers. The chauffeurs are asa rule Russians.
Some ton days back, ten versts from Anda, a caravan of 14 buses was held up by these gentlemen of the road, who now have automobiles well as mounted men. A good was made, over $200,000 being' [taken in cash.' The Russian chauf-fours were made to lie down on the contractor who actually a pas ger did tke pretending he was '$2,000 on his person which was not touched. Hoy however, lost another $1,000 which was in his baggage. There was talk among the bandits about killing the Russians on account of the Sino-Russian conflict, but th chief would not allow this, as he pointed out, that other chauffeurs would no longer be willing to drive the machines, and that without then Chinese passengers would not travel. The loot was loaded into ho four buses, which were afterwards abandoned and recovered, The next hold-up only took place some three days back.—Sevea autobuses lett Poitling for Anda.
ive of these were loaded with 350 rifles and 70,000 rounds of ammunition, whilst the other two cor tained a military convoy of 30 men. Whether the bandit were aware of this is unknown, but they Taunched a successful attack at a lonely spot, the guard rennin away without offering any resistance. The Tunghutze carried off with them both arms and ammunition, a very useful haul, It is interesting to note that the bandits "have a preference for Rugby touring cars for their oper which they buy in Harbin, A Harbin telegram to the "Shun-pao" says that Soviet Russia has xed into a. secret agreement with "a certain country," by which the Soviet will give up its interest in the Chinese Eastern Railway on. condition that the other country lends it ¥.20,000,000 and supplicn it with ammunition, The "certain country" likewise is said to have promised to give the Soviet military assistance' in bringing the C.E.R. dispute to an'early end,
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