Outbreak in Amoy Over Bulletins Tales of Cruelty at Fmt Our OWS Commesroxpext nex Oux Ows Conteseonunyt Amoy, Mar, 9. country interest. in Amoy is, cen-4 commun with all parts, of the teed in the progress of events the Shanghat area. Rumours of Chinese" Wietories gave ise to Dursts of enthusiasm Whose outward. manifestation was such con. Centrated and prolonged firing of crackers as has rarely been heard in'this district. The news of the
Caused" an, almost equally rea whdrawal of che Chinese Trees Feaction. People. talked of betak-Ing themselves and. their families to" inland towns and villages to Scape the dangers of a anticipate sd Japanese invasion and the price ff Fiee rose on account. of the rush North Kiangsu, Mar, 10, The bandit situation in North Kiangsu seems to be more aggravate led than ever. As much es. the soldiers of the 25th Route Army may have been needed elsewhere, it) is certain that had the Government called them out of North Kiangsu the entire area, cities and all, would
lover by the bandits and chaos of ten have been" taken. ithe worst description resulted.
'The tales of bandit atrocities seem almost unbelievable, Tt ix said that Fecentiy eight out of ten in one family' at Wolichuang were killed In one place a child was ix head being split open with The writer say one man Who. fon the part of all sections of the {had lad been carried off whose people "se community to lay in sup-could pay nothing for his sok plies of that commodity. finatead of killing him the feast one inland city the wuthoritook needles and put out his eyes, ties issued instructions that every family was to lay in a minimum then Tet him, go, These tales could Lo repeated by the hundred all over reserve supply of five dollars worth North Kiangst, of rice and it was rumoured that would sce seps were to be taken w sec that riethod- Which cas the order had been obeyed.
students have subscribed Ian igimany" of the "sebiols, the sums for the support of the 19th, where banditry takes Route Army and much money too place. They now know the bandits has been raised for relief work in but donot dare tell who they are. Shanghai.
Only the fear of their lives from, During the past few weeks news the officials can make them tell. If bulletins to a notice board this methods were honestly put into in one of the principal streets in effect entire peace would result Amos, have attracted large crowds month's time for the bandits vould anxious for the latest Information.
crowds have fed to congestion the evenings in particular these Fug ata, oF be taken Shanghai news comes through' a thereby greatly inthe thoroughfare and discussion of ey of Yoeal news the news hus at times given rive to, animated disputes between. ardent. patriots and certain sections the Formosan community of whom there is a very Large number in
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