Honam Residents Startled by Sounds of Gunére Canton, Oct. 12.
The sound of heavy firing with machine-guns and the crack of pistol shots this evening threw the population of Honam, an island opposite the city of Canton, into a severe panic.
Investigation revealed that the firing was caused by a clash be-[tween garrison troops and a number of so-called detectives attach-second Canton army. tives" are stated to be of bandit origin.
Soldiers of the garrison made a raid on the Headquarters of the s0- called detectives and when they met with sharp resistance they opened fire with machine-guns, Killing 12 of their opponents - out: right, and wounding a number of others.
The killed included Chu Chai, Chi Chun-sen, and Lo Sha-ki, who were formerly a notorious Cantonese bandit trio—Reuter.
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