Archaeological Thefts.—Archaeological bandits have been having a profitable time in Chekiang province, according to reports from Eastern China. They still find a good market in Shanghai for relics which they steal from tombs and old temples. According to one report, in three vilalges alone in recent months more than 700 men were caught in the act of robbing a total ot 1130 (rtvu and burial pita. '
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Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28399, 4 October 1957, Page 11
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