Thursday, August 30, 2012

Another Raid At Hongkong.

New York Times 100 years ago today, August 30, 1912:
Bandits Enter British Territory — Bind and Gag Two Europeans.
    HONGKONG. Aug. 20.— British territory was again invaded last night by heavily armed Chinese bandits and marauders.
    Sixty of these desperadoes attacked and seized the customs station at Lo-Fun, across what is called the New Territory belonging to the British colony. They captured, bound, and gagged two Europeans and some Chinese, and then carried off a stack of rifles and a small sum of money from the Collector's office.
    Afterward the bandits left British territory and made a raid on the Chinese town of Sam-Chun, just over the border line. where they looted many of the stores. Sam-Chun is known to be the resort of many outlawed criminals.

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