Shanghai, Aug. 16, Bandits headed by a. chieftain named Chen Wu recently were active in several villages outside the feast gate of Hohsien, Anhwei province, on the north bank of the Yang cording to reports yesterday.
Japanese troops stationed in the city immediately sent a detachment to engage the bandits. At the saint time armed cruisers patrolled the Yangtze to prevent the defeated ould laws from crossing the river. It was expected that the bandits would be completely exterminated.
Villages north and south of Hohsien were formerly infested by bandits of the "Big Sword Society." When the Japanese army occupied Holsien these bandits were suppressed.
Chinese Atticked im Shantung Tsinan, Aug. 17 Chinese bandits were driven out of the Poshan and Tzechwan mining {trict along the Tsingtao-Tsinan Rai way by Japanese troops {rom August 1 to 10, it was announced here today by Japanese military authorities.
On August 1 the Mita detachment routed a force of bandits led by Mise Chung-hai at Lochlachwang, south of JChanetien, The following day same. detachment proceeded {rom [Tzechwan to Siho and killed more {than 100 bandits led by Yao Ju-chier [They captured 30 of the brigands and a large quantity of ammunition and
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