The Archive · 1929

Wild Times Near

WUSIH — Sihienchiao Sacked by Lake' Pirates: Liyang in Hands

of Rioters Wasib, Nov. 15, The town of Sihienehiao, at thi junction of the Changchow and Wasth districts, suffered an attad from a group of robbers, numbering bout 200, coming from the Ta Lake. The robbers came in ight boats and were equipped with about {80 guns of various sizes, The whole town was ransacked, and about. $100,000 worth of things wore ear ied away, together with about willstoxo-people of the town... teashop keeper was Killed and 9 passer-by was wounded, The toby bers landed at Sihienchiao at 9.45 as people came to market, and ransacked the town until 2 pany The town is the native place of Mr. Wu Za-huei, one of the leading members of the Kuomintang, and of Mr. Mau Moh-yuin, who recent ly took office as head of the Second ion of the water police of Kianget, stationed "at Worth The interesting thing is that the robbers feame just on the ove of the wods iding of Mr. Mau's sister. 'Mr. Man's family therefore suffered the most' heavy loss. After the robbers land~ ed, one section, headed by their leader, went to sack the house of Mr, Mau, It was fortunate that Mr. Mfau's brother and her sister got away before the arrival of the' robbers, so were safe from danger: The robbers sacked the house for four hours and carried away all the valuables, of the family and of the guests After the arrival of the robber, sews was sent to Wusih and police, both land and water, were despatch to round up the gang, but so fae goo-news has een he Bad news also came from Liyang sajing'that a body of rioters, num Doving about seven or eight -huns! dred, have got into the city mn of troops stationed in thd? city evacuated one hour before' the arrival of the rioters, to Zisauy. a place"neat" Nyihyung. Both "the magistrate'and the head ofthe?

fies awe'ygoné td ask for help) division of troops stationed at "py "the neifibouring districts,' One

has been instructed to hasten Liyang to rout the rioters,

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