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Condosure 1.

List of Robberies and Piracies compiled from

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and other sources for the month of July, 1913.

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Fatsian a body of 5,000 robbers under a name of the T'ung Sheng T'ang, (

) in demanding $20,000 from the Wine

Tax Bureau, added that as Hu Han Min had emptied the Canton coffers, they intended to squeeze $400,000 out of him.

Centon

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72, Hang Pao

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Canton-Kowloon Railway

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over 20 men implicated in the late robbery at Che Pi station are aid to have been

captured at Lu Pu San. 72 Hang Pao 2rid.

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Shek Ching the head of the Arsenal has received a letter

demanding 85,000 or an attack would be made. Every precaution is being taken; numerous guards and several machine guns are

posted all round and after 8. 00 p.m. no inmates are allowed ingress or egress. Min Sheng Pao 2nd.

Shekin Scases recently of plunder of junks by pirates preced- -ed by threatening letters. 72 Hang Pao 4th.

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Hamhoi T'ai Lik late on the evening of the 29th. ultimo 20

houses were plundered: 5 boys were kidnapped and one man kill- -ed. 72 Hang Pao 4th.

Canton-Kowloon Railway. it is proposed to erect 12 block

houses along line between Canton and Sam Chun to make up for

deficiency in number of troops. 72 Hang Pao 7th.

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Wong Sha a salt junk loaded for Hsiang Shan and Hsin An was

pirated in a creek opposite Wong Sha a day or two ago. Min

Sheng Pao 7th.

Samshui 20 houses in village in that district plundered on

29th, ultimo and 6 head of cattle stolen: Lagistrate apathetic.

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Pan Yu Chung Ts'un

50 houses plundered.

Fatshan

Min Chih Pao üth.

was raided the other night and some

72 Hang Pao 10th.

Sha K'ou a Yu Chi Tui station of 40 men was rushed

by 200 robbers on the 13th. instant. They took several

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