CHINESE BANDITS
THE ATTACK ON TSAOSHIH
Peking, August 18. The two Catholic priests who escaped from Tsaoshih when the town was attacked hy bandits, reached Hankow. Father McHugh succeeded in crossing the river, using a door as a raft. , Tho reports that the greater part of the town was burned is confirmed, though the Catholic Church and the Protestant Hospital escaped.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. . Peking, August 19.
Mr. Wbatherbee, one of the captives recently taken by the bandits, has escaped. ' His whereabouts in unknown, and troops are searching for him. Reuter. ■
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Dominion, Volume 17, Issue 287, 21 August 1923, Page 7
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90CHINESE BANDITS Dominion, Volume 17, Issue 287, 21 August 1923, Page 7
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