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SOVIET AGGRESSION THE WESTERN FRONTIER.

ATTEMPTING TO ANNEX CHINESE TERRITORY,

RUSSIAN OFFICER AS BRIGAND CHIEF.

Some time ago the post arrived · Attacks. On Chinese Government.

THE BANDIT, SCOURGE IN HONAN

COUNTRYSIDE. SWEPT WITH FIRE · AND · SWORD,

A MISSIONARY'S TERRIBLE

· EXPERIENCE

We give the following extracts from the second article of a soriès entitled "Modern Banditryin

in Peking from the West provinces The people, attracted by the Honan," which is appearing in the of China: The reports of the sight, come to the entrance, and.C. Daily News. To the reader authorities of the place to the Chi-one hears here the old story that of history the scenes described recall Desa Government depict a bright the U.S.S.R. is the friend of the Germany during the Thirty years picture of the action of the Soviet oppressed, that only in friendship, or France at the time of Jonn in' these far provinces of China.and union lies the saving of the There the Soviet actors feel them people from the oppression of the selves very free and there are vary Government of China, sud that the good conditions for propaganda. way to freedom, lies in the path of revolution, and on so. The Chinese

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in Yencheng on November 5th, a Some months before my arrival.

part of the bandit horde devastat ing eastern Honan made an attempt By its geographical situation, the province of Sinking is bound more authorities protested and a Note where the Bev. Earold E. N to capture the city of Shang-tani,

with Russian centres than with was sent to Moscow requesting that Chinese. Thanks to the work of the statue he withdrawn and to Ledgard, with his family, was then the railways in the territory of the cense the meetings in the Consulate, Mission. Some of the bandits in- stationed for the China Inland

U.S.S.R., it is more comfortable promoting anti-Government agitended and gae can go quicker from Kashion. But all these requests remain gar even to Moscow, than toed without answer on paper: The Peking Concerning the smaller Soviet sent their reply in the form businesses and administrative cen of actions terrorizing the people tres of the U.S.S.R., the connection | The accounts are full of different from Sinking is more lively than with the Chinese centres.

versions of violence done to the peaceful inhabitants of the villages of the frontier.

I relate several Soviet Officer Organises Brigand Bands.

not

situated outside the city wall in the the mission compound,

sidence there, and even Bring from east suburb, taking up their re the compound upon the city. As is

attack does not succeed, and any usual whenever the first aurprise! sort of defence is attempted, they failed to take the city and they suddenly departed tails between legs" and the missionaries. were

aft behind-safe,

But this had not been the first attack on Shang-tsai. Four years had swept down on the city, and at before the hordes of Lao Yang Yerr that time Mr. Ledgard was leas for tunate and was made an unwilling guest of the bandits for more than

two weeks

He told his story as follows: On the night of October 27th, 1999, the missionaries and citizens of Shang-taai retired to rest as anual, with no misgivings and how should they, ba fore-warned, when the ban- dits from their western strongholds about Taying, were making forced marches of over 60 miles a day. It seems incredible that any body of men (many of them on foot) could accomplish such a rush of speed, but the incontrevertable fact re mains that they did. They struck the city like a thunderbolt At

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The Bolshevik Government of the U.S.S.R, understands this very well and tries to develop the steamer trafe on the river Ili, giving the possibility of arranging a direct An officer of the frontier guard af the S.S.R. organised many connection with this country. Secondly, in the East Turkestan rehber bands on the Chinese from and Ili country, there are many tiers. He began to steal the cows merchants of Turkomen and Mussul- from the Chinese villages. But men. This part of the population this venture evidently did of the west provinces has had a satisfy his ambitions. He began to struggle of long standing with the rob on a more extensive scale. On Chinese Government, which caused, one occasion he went with his regi in the end, the occupation of the ment, consisting in part of soldiers of the frontier guard, and robbed a country by the Russian troops..

Chinese In this fighting there was formed

caravan, killing many a strong party of Musalmer, called people and carrying away the goods the" Galioerey," which was endea The Chinese authorities requested vouring to unite the people under loscow that the culprit be arrested and punished. This request was the power of Turkey, and after delayed for a long time in trans wards, while the World War was mission and the guilty, one still re going on, they acted in Russia inains free. Such action (which was L30 o'clock on the morning of the action) by the Moscow Govern- 28th the military official in com the year 1918 and caused a great ment pendered him still more armand of the garrison received a rising at Semipalatinsk among the regant aif he became bolder and warning that bandits were in the Kirghiz people. The Soviet cries bolder, with the consequence that vicinity-two hours later the cap to use the disposition of the Mussal he actually attacked the town of ture of the place had been effested, men to further their own ends. Ghnugay. In this outrage many of the military commander was dead This action in Sinking and i the inhabitants suffered, being and the city was already in flames. radiates in three directions.

robbed of their goods. What this Not a shat had been fired in ita brigand left was spoiled Never defence. There was no time to theless he still retains his position make any preparation. The first on the frontier.

panic of alarm had scarcely been fully realised when the foremost of the attackers were over the walls. In the same town of Gimagay, for When Mr. Ledgard and his wife the purpose of bringing water from and child were awakened by the the Chinese side to the Russian & unusual clamour within the city, military detachment of the troops the mission had already been sur of the U.S.S.R. traversed the fron-rounded by koting bandits and tier and captured many workmen. escape effectually cut of Robbers These they forced to work on the released the criminals from the with rifle butts to make them'ha Explorations..... 4 nom. dam of the river Gimugay in city gools, and the missionaries order to break it. Seeing this, the could bear the clanking of their keep up. Chinese Frontier Guards hurried to fetters as they rushed out into the

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(1) The arranging of an economie union; this activity, in view of the oconomie, crisis in the U.E.S.R., is very unproductive. There was only organized a new line of commumica- tion, as on the river Ili.

(E) The propaganda of an armed rising and union to the Soviet Union.

(9) Terror to the Chinese powers and to the Chinese population These activities of the "Bolsheviks are known from Kashgar to Kuldjs The story has already been printed ist Peking of the confiscated flags,

In a letter to his home Mission which were prepared by Soviet Con- the spot in order to prevent their freedom of the open country. Soon Board, dated December 20th, 1922, sulates in Kashgar,

intention But they were greeted after nine o'clock robbers began with inscrip

Mr Ledgard said. “I shall nover tions in Russian, Chinese and the with gunfire and lost men in killed to hammer on the gates of the forget the horrors of that first long HK & K. Wherh- Turkish languages, which called and wounded. On this outrage Compound and almost immediately ght through that night, only stay- Hongkewe".

and forced march. We travelled HK. & W. Docks... lag against the Russians' action and Ledgard his wife and small soning for, food and to feed the Naw Kaggerings. many protocols were issued protest had smashed their way. Mr. requesting that compensation be.

brigaads who, with rifles raised, try the bandits "fanned out" K&B. Haielä in the dam repaired;

commanded them to stand still, and From Urumchi comes the informa

All along the route they Hong Kong Realty36 no rion that a bronze statue of Lenin created recently by the fact that was brought into the Consalate of on the Chinese territory near the watch and his wile's rings. They many of which were burned from Humphreys states

valcables, taking Mr. Ledgarde plundered the villages and markets, HK. Territorials the U.S.S.H. and is now stationed Russian frontier bodies of Russians rusbed about through the house from end to end. There was a grent Prince's at the chief entrance of the Con-were said to have been found kill room" to room,' generally tearing shouting on all sides, and frequent Karaling... sulate. From the beginning of the ed by gun shot wounds At the things to pieces in their frantic gun shots, here and there, told of Co

19 sel dimmer meetings were held in the same time in the press of the organs search for valuables,

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along the way. They too had been

Do, (new). Tia. 17 not. the necessity of an immediate uptake Russians into their territory, They were a mixed lot. Some killed because they could not keep rising discussed. But the people of rob, and then kill them.

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The bandits left Shang-tsai Inte Bingapore Tractions. advertising their tendencies by finds union with the U.S.9.B a crowd of rough, but good naturlight on Monday morning they had Amusementa illuminating the figure of Lenin at much more dangerous then opened, rollicking boys and, on the travelled 40 miles to the city of Cantan Icest night and decorating the statue warfare?-Pekfog and Tientsin whole, quite inclined to be friendly, Hsiang-cheng and captured if with flags during the

daytime.

They sat or lolled about and chatted freely with the missionaries, tell

During all this. Mr. Ledgard's ing them stories of their lives. descriptions of the cruelties meted. China Lights (comb, And at the same time, from a gut to the Chinese captives makes May we while writing point out corner of the compound that the one's blood run cold. He was for Do that the National Christian Council handita were using as a court of tunate in being in the band of a Chins Providente is attempting in these days of inquisition, could be heard the sub-chief more considerate than Constractions.....$2 bay. strain, the dificult task of holding shrieks of those who were being most and in having an exceptional Dairy Farm together missionaries and Chiness tortured to make them reveal the ly considerate bandits appointed as Dar A Wing Christians? Perhaps the fact that hiding places of hidden wealth. his special guard. And also,

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Do a letter of explanation comes from for good in days to come. language, invited Mr. Ledgard to nod especially among the lower Mackintoaks.

It seems to us unfortunate that come down as quickly as possible classes, was on the manifesto of the Wuhan Con the tank should be rendered more and mount a mule which was wait than now.

a different plune } Sincere. Linuation Council an allied body, difficult than it is by criticism based ing at the gate. There was no use

United Asbestos published in the North China Daily on imperfect information. We are to argue that invitation was Ters which we reprinted yesterday. always ready to give the fullest definite and final command, in The letter which appeared in the information to our critics all we polite same journal states :----

ask is that they come to us to segure

"Speed, Speed! Turning to the Wuhan draft the facts and to offer any sugge Outside was a scene of rush and dreds of villages and many market manifesto, we abould like to point tions or criticisms they may have

WUHAN -CHRISTIAN'S

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out that neither the National before launching public attack.bustle Bandits were pouring out towns; it was just a train of blackDINIMAS PAKKOR BELEDE, Christian Council or any organiza. At a time like this it would seem of the city and hurrying along, all zuin all along the road In the THERAPION No. tion related to it had anything that such a course might be obser- in one direction, in one wild scram- case of three of these cifica, at least whatever to do with its prepara vad in all matters of controversy more speed was the call on all ings were destroyed, and he added THERAPION No.

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Spoed [**** speed!" and seven to eight tenths of the build THERAPION No. 2 tion or distribution beyond the one as the prime interests of every sides. Strings of captives tied to it was indeed a terrible exir Chordates for Miced a mu fact that, at a private gathering right-minded person must be to of representative missionaries, maintain peace and goodwill with one another were trotting along, perience to ride along those burn few copies were handed out con- cut any sacrifice of righteousness the slower ones being hammered ing streets." fidentially for their information, and truth.

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