ATTACK ON BANDITS.
STRONGHOLD SURROUNDED
(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association I PEKING, April 8.
Acting on Sun Yat Sen’s orders several hundred troops surrounded a bandit stronghold near Whampoa. The bandits resisted capture, and fired on the troops, who burned the village. Many bandits were shot and some perished in the flames, while others were captured. It is stated investigations established the fact that the gang had participated in many outrages, including the recent piracy on the Hongkong steamer, Tailee.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16405, 11 April 1924, Page 5
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