Haykery Daily News
77.7.99
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Ra 21 AUG 9
but
7
lo
Kinh
this
crisis
the
hno
Samad lately,
that at
here
from temperament
the
Experience
they
Lan
be
hone
Khan
hoops
hes
to
the conditions
X
sursandings.
(imm harga Mandergent RE).
CANTON NOTES.
[FROM THE "CHUNG NG SAN PO."]
A clan fight has broken out between the village of Wanghan and the village of Wantong, in Tungkun district. Over four thousand people took part in the conflict and great slaughter was effected on both sides. The local Magistrate went to the scene personally with some yamen runners to stop the fight, but to no purpose, the villagers taking no notice of him and continuing their fight under his very eyes. The circumstances were reported to the Canton authorities and on the 11th instant Colonel Chong Wai-lum was sent with a number of soldiers to restore order. When the Colonel arrived on the scene the fight was discontinued, but the fighters, being still in a very vindictive spirit, intend to resume hostilities as soon as the soldiers have left the scene.
On the 10th instant about a thousand robbers under the leadership of Foo Tsan-hoi, An San, and Wau Kan, all well-known robbers, plundered all the houses, big and little, in the market town of Loktsung, in Santak district, where there are in all about three hundred houses. The people of the town had made every preparation to meet the robbers, but as the latter greatly outnumbered them, they were no match for them, so that the robbers were able to carry away the valuables from all the houses. They also burnt some houses. Some days previously to the attack the leaders of the robbers had written to the town demanding a large sum of money under threat of burning and plundering all the shops if the demand was not complied with.
There are now about ten thousand bad characters banded together under the style of the Sam Tim Society, in the Hingling district, in the prefecture of Kaying. They all reside in the fastness of the mountains and occasionally issue forth to commit robberies or demand money by force in broad daylight. The villagers have had many encounters with them and mostly came off second best, as the robbers generally have a superiority of numbers. A few days ago they made an attack on the city of Hingling, the Magistrate of which, having no sufficient force, was obliged to shut all the city gates to prevent the attack. The Canton authorities have been telegraphed to and a military officer named Mok Shin-chek has been sent with several hundreds of soldiers to cope with the bad characters, who are about to raise the standard of rebellion.
Several days ago thirty prisoners made their escape from the prison of the district of Kwai-ain. Twenty of them have been recaptured, but the rest have made good their escape. The superintendent of the gaol has been ordered to go to Canton for trial on account of his neglect of duty.
On the 10th instant a junk heavily laden with silk valued at about four thousand dollars was despatched from Patlai for Canton. When she was sailing near Samshui, on the West River, nine boats carrying robbers rowed up to her and carried away all the silk from her. The robbers did not molest the passengers nor plunder their luggage.
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Haykery Daily Mus
77.7.99
(15)
0.0. 413 22304
Rece
^
Ra 21 AUG 9
but
7
lo
Kinh
this
crisis
the
hno
Samad lately,
that at
here
from temperament
the
Experience
they
Lan
be
hone
игров
Khan
hoops
hes
to
the conditions
X
sursandings.
(imm harga Mandergent RE).
CANTON NOTES.
[FROM THE "CHUNG NG SAN PO."]
A clan fight has broken out between The village of Wanghan and the village of Wan- toug, in Tungkun district. Over four thousand people took part in the condiet and great slaughter was effected on both sides. The local Magistrate went to the scene personally with some yamen runners to stop the tight, but to no purpose, the villagers taking no notice of him and continuing their fight under his very eyes. The circumstances were reported to the Canton authorities and on the 11th instant Colonel Chong Wai-lum was sent with a nam- ber of soldiers to restore order. When the Colonel arrived on the scene the fight was at onoa discontinued, but the fighters, being stili in a very vindictive spirit, intend to resume hostilities as soon as the soldiers have left the
score,
On the 10th instant about a thousand robbers under the leadership of Foo Tsan-hoi, An San, and Wau Kan, all well-known robbers, plundered all the houses, big and little, in the market town. of Loktsung, in Santak district, where there are in all about three hundred houses. The people of the town had made every preparation to meet the robbers, but as the latter greatly outnum bered them, they were no match for them, so that the robbers were able to carry away the valuables from all the houses. They also burnt some houses, Some days previously to the attack the leaders of the robbers had written to the town demanding a large sum of money under threat of burning and plundering all the shups if the demand was not complied with.
There are now about ten thousand bal ohar- acters banded together under the style of the Sam Tim Society, in the Hingling district, in the prefecture of Kaying. They all reside in fastness of the mountains and occasionally issue forth to commit robberies or demand money by force in broad daylight. The villagers have had many encounters with them and mostly came off second best, as the robbers generally have a superiority of numbers. A few days ago they made an attack on the city of Hingling, the Magistrate of which, having no sufficient force, was obliged to shut all the city gates to prevent the attack. The Canton authorities have been telegraphed to and a military officer named Mok Shin-chek has boou sent with several hundreds of soldiers to cope with the bad char- acters, who are about to raise the standard of rebellion.
Several days ago thirty prisoners made their escape from the prison of the district of Kwai- ain. 'I'wenty of them have been recaptured, but the rest have made good their escape. The superintendent of the gaol has been ordered to go to Canton for trial on account of his neglect of duty.
On the 10th instant a junk hoavily laden with silk valued at about four thousand dollars was despatched from Patlai for Cantos.
When
she was sailing near Samshui, on the West River, nine boats carrying robbers rowed up to ber and carried away all the silk from her. The robbers did not molest the passengers nor plunder their luggage.
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