CO129-227 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [6] — Page 348

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The members of

ambers of these societies take advantage of having accociates, to avsich and protect them, to commit

robberies; and are ever

the

abert to make combined raids

upon property. The

not to

helpless.

are

villagers preload

their and are absolutely

They finally, sink into a

de light

Condition in which their hole

is to quarrel with their neighbours. Should the village to which they belong happen to have the slightest minderelanding with a neighbouring village, advantage to break the peace by anus, with which they inflic serious injuries on the objects of their attacks. The elders of the village to which they belong from fear of vengeance

is laken of the incident

are

recourse to

obliged.

on the

part of the attacked, to place the

village

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- village under the protection of the

Society;

and do its bidding.

the society of an

peaches the

impending struggle between hoo other villages, it marches its men

one side the benefit

over, auð

groes

of its assistance

its assistance. Bloodshed and I are ont are the usual concomitants. of the fray. But as these miscreants do exactly as they please, the list their cruvies is inexhaustible.

Although these societies differ

નવે ધ્વચ્છ

of

from the Fon tze (sword)

ti (under-one-matched)

Society, the Ping to (under-

Society, and the Ia prew (long queue) Society, they the same in spirit...

Huless active slepe

their suffice

exion

/

are laken for

there

AAO

Rusoning where the mischief, which

they

cause will

writtew that

Checked

"

ui ils

end

the brook

A

roaring.

its not

lex

will grow

lorrent" ?

Now

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