A horrible massacre by tufei is reported in telegrams reaching the "Eastern Times". These say that a large number of bandits appear-Shanchikow, Changhsing Chekiang Province," on Tuesday morning and, without any warning, murdered everybody they met. The total number of their victims ex: ceeded 400, says the report, After the massacre, the marauders looted the town and escaped, The same journal says that a Jaunch bound from Kashing for Huchow, Chekiang, "on Tuesday, was held up by several pirate junks at a place known. as Shanfooc! The launch was towing two junks at the time, one of which happened to be a water police boat. On the latter, was a quantity of ammunitions and a number of rifles, but, as the water police were greatly, outnumbered by the pirates, they did not attempt to put up any resistance, "Seizing all the firearms, the pirates searched the passengers on the junk and; after carrying off everything of value, fled. The amount of lost property, though unknown, is bel ment members of Police, Greater Shanghai Public Safety Bureau arrested ten men, said to be members of a kidnapping gang, These men were alleged to have carried off 'a. merchant's six-year old son in Tanyang on April 4, and demanded $60,000 as ransom. The alleged kidnappers were handed over to the Chinese authorities by order of the Special District Court on the same the government forces and tufei is reported to have occurred in-Pinghu, Ché- kiang, on April 20, bandits having deen very active in this district of late, The latter are believed to be Part of the gang who recently captured Chingshan.
Learning of the marauders' whereabouts, a strong pi of troops and' police visited a spot known as Pa Tsz Chiao, near Pinghu, and carried out a concerted attack. A fierce engagement lasted for several hours, after whicn the tufei broke up and fied in all directions. Nevertheless, they sueceeded in combining again later in the day and in looting a number of villages." Last advices received indicate that they are still at large.
Members of the Chekiang Peace Preservation Corps sta tioned at Hsinehang received a report that a dozen pirate junks had made their appearance at Wan San Chiao, so they went out to engage them.' A fight took place which continued for well over three hours and the pirates were badly defeated. A number of dead-were found Inter, about 50 were captured and several of the junks were seized.
Chekiang police at Fungching, on the Shanghai-Hangchow-Ningpo Railway, arrested 50 bandits id, in addition to seizing three rifles, they released four persons who Wwere being: held for ransom.
Members of the Salt Smuggling Prevention Corps who were patrolling the district not far from Changyen (a town about 15 miles from Sungkiang which was looted by about 400 bandits 02 April 1) heard scores of rifle sh and they decided to make investigations. They met a gang of Pirates who, after a brisk fight, fled and. left! two junks behind. On the following day, another junk was captured, on board which were found six kidnapped persons. all Shanghai merchants. "The latter were released and sent back to their homes.
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