After being anchored for nearly two years, the motor boats are now being requisitioned; they are being used as passenger junks, towed by wood-burning launches. When as-conding rapids where the current is swift and. the launch's power is insufficient to make the run, the launch starts its engine and helps unti) less water is reached. when again s e ceases to throb and the launch assumes full responsibility. This novel method is providing more water craft for the river runs and is greatly a: g in transportation in the interior province of Kwangsi-
Attempt to Hold Up Express Train May 10.
few days ago there was a bold mpt to hold up the night express on its run from Kweilin of Liuchow.
s is a section of the Siang-Kwei railway. The line has but recently been completed and the road bed cing new, in the interests of safety the trains' run rather slowly along many party of the line.
In the central part fom Kweilin to Huei runs through a mountain which in days gone by was the strnping ground for robber bands and locally known as the bad lands of this section of the province. It was nearing midnight. The express train had passed by the market town of Ngailin at the eastern side of the mountains. had puffed through the tunnel of Billowy Stockade and w: s slowly winding its tortuous way through the foot hill nearing Hwengmien when suddenly the stillness of the night was broken jy the sharp crack of rites as bullets from robber weapons crashed through the windows of the sie moving train. Mingled with the sound broken glass were the frantic yells of the frightened passengers in the densely crowded thirl-ems coaches.
In the darkness the robbers could not be seen and they evidently did not expect any resistance rud judged they could board the slowly moving train without serious difficulty. They had counted amiss. A small company of armed soldiers were travelling in the second-class coach and these returned the fire znd gradually the train pulled out of the danger zone and reached Hwangmien where the attempted robbery was reported and precautions taken against a further attack.
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