$210,000
Peking, Oct. 25. Owing to the secret flight of Lao extra heavy. There was a request Hao: rizu, otherwise the "Old Rat." to look at it, and when the man the bandits in the Luantung area tried to lift i he was surprised to have been left without a leader. find it as almost as heavy as iron The "Old Rat" is reported to have bat when split open it was stuffed lett for Chfachow, but he is expected with" salt, to reappear before lon; [can Loads "of rubbish were being] ile Re bandits. at Faning ave carTied oot of the city, which again stated by the Chinere press to have ween themselves a sum. foa. usual occurrence, but soon watchers were aware that there of $210,000 taken as loot and ran-Should not be 90. much coming. som money extorted from rerised populace in the at few They determined to investigate the next lot and had an iron rod made with 'a sharp point. When this "The authorities at Tientsin, have Wag. trust into the load of rubbish received reports that 29° junks, there was a sudden stop, and manned by more than 700 bandits. tan Out the loads a box. was have passed through Chienan, up found in each full of the Luan river, towards Lulung.
Several people seemingly "The funks, ca many weeping Ri family were found going out to the women and children who were be-city "fairly early" one morning. ing taken off for ransom—Reuter. They all seemed. hot, and were stoped for examination, which re Yealed that "they" were wearing clothes filled with salt.
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