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Britishers by the Pan Tin people, fear the many members of the secret societies will make use of the excitement in the disturbed region to rise again & connect themselves with the gathered rowdies in Pan Tin. The Hakka women in our neighbourhood are already beginning to flee, not fearing the Indian Soldiers, as they say, but the secret societies of the neighbouring District Kwei Shen,
After all it seems now that some of the rich Chinese in Pan Tin begin to fear, that they have put themselves in a very dangerous position. Soon after Mr. Man's return to his Station, two of them visited him to ask him whether they can be sure that the English Soldiers will not come to beseige their Village. He told them what he heard from you & scolded them to be so stupid to go on in such a way as they did, & that they had certainly nothing to fear from the Indian Troops, but that their own Mandarin will perhaps punish them. They promised him to exhort their people to be quiet & to do their field work. It is now only to be feared that they will not easily get rid of the rowdies gathering in Pan Tin, the best would be, that the Tung Kon Mandarin would come to nip this dangerous rising in the bud.
I am very glad when the young Chinese Tung, who was not in our service, can be of some use to you. He is not an Educated Chinese. He was born in British China & came only four years ago to Lilong.
I am etc,
($d.) Mert Schaub.
RAJ.
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Britishers by the Pan Tin people, fear the many members of the secret societies will make use of the excitement in the disturbed region to rise again & connect themselves with the gathered rowdies in Pan Tin. The Hakka women in our neigh- bourhood are already beginning to flee, not fearing the Indian Soldiers, as they say, but the secret societies of the neighbouring District Kwei Shen,
After all it seems now that some of the rich
Chinese in Pan Tin begin to fear, that they have put them- selves in a very dangerous position. Soon after Mr. Man's return to his Station, two of them visited him to ask hin whether they can be sure that the EnglishSoldiers will not. come to beseige their Village. He told then what he heard
from you & scolded them to be so stupid to go on in such a way as they did, & that they had certainly nothing to fear from the Indian Troops, but that their own Mandarin will perhaps punish them. They promised him to exhort their people to be quiet & to do their field work. It is now only to be feared that they will not easily get rid of the rowdies gatherin Fan Tin, the best would be, that the Tung Kon Man- darin would come to nip this dangerous rising in the bud.
1 am very glad when the young Chinese Tung,
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who was not in ouf service, can be of some use to you. He is not an Educated Chinese. He was born in British Quina & came
only four years ago to Lilong.
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I am etc,
($d.) Mert Schaub.
RAJ.
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