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Show MAN HUNT IN THE I SULU ISLANDS Boys in Blue Are on the Trail of Noted Moro Murderer and His Band of Cutthroats. Bandits Raided Rich Pearl Fisheries and Murdered White Traders, and Attacked Constabulary and Settlements Set-tlements Inhabited by Peaceful Peace-ful Natives. Manila. An unusual man hunt is in progress in the Sulu islands, a volcanic vol-canic group in the eastern archipelago, archipel-ago, near the second largest of the Philippine-Mindanao. For several months a Moro bandit named Jikiri, with a considerable following, has been on a rampage, and the insular government is making every effort to run him down. The navy recently lent to the authorities a squadron of gunboats to search the numerous small islands of the group, and now another vessel is to be added to assist as-sist in the strange chase. Several land detachments have been sent out, and General Duvall, who lias gone south to inspect Mindanao, Min-danao, may take a hand in directing operations. Jikiri raided the rich. Parang pearl fisheries and later murdered two white traders. His band also attacked at-tacked the constabulary and a number num-ber of settlements inhabited by peaceful natives and a sprinkling of whites. |
