Tientsin, Sept, 11.
Martial law has been proclaimed at Shanhaikwan and a state of emergency still exists, following an abortive attempt by a band of more than 100 roving bandits to enter the Great Wall city last night. The marauders broke into the Erhlan miao district, a suburb of Shanhalkwan, and succeeded in battering down' the barb-wire system at the West Gate. Only the prompt arrival of ihe local militia and special police saved the situation, After brief encounters, the militia force routed the bandits, who retreated towards a district covered with tall kaoliang stalks, Meanwhile, a larger horde of about 800 bandits, under the command of the notorious Chang Hal-chiao, has penetrated into Hsinil, a village northwest of Hsinlung district, in the Chihsien-Yiyun area,. These marauders are stated to be making preparations for an attack on Malan-yn, a strategic pass in the Great Wall—Central News,
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