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Abors were in the habit ut capturing their slavea (who had run a into British territory for proteotion even in vllages situated on the banks of the Brahmaputra), binding them hand BENGLOE, British str., 2,559, M. W. Guy, 20t& Lord Crews (writes a Times Correspondent) forance, Many years ago the Government, in and foot, and carrying them off without inter Aug-Singapore 13th August, General-rectly sanctioned an expedition to punish the order to meet their wishes, went so far as to try

Abor tribe for the murder Williamson and his party on the Assara border and become subjects of the Abors, who claimed of Mr. Nool and coerce the Miris to return to the foothills in April last. The fores will probably be com.them as "freed slavos," but after two years the posed of about 2.000 men, and will start in the attempt was abandoned as impracticable. second half of October..

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30 coolies were treacherously attacked and Government appears to have been so anxions punitive expedition was found inadvisable at the price, that the regalation regarding their

The highest pressure is shown over the moment

owing to the raine, but it has been slaves, still in existence, obliges the refugee to understood that it would be undertaken later in pay a ransom (value about Ra-60) within six si 10 am, to-day, 0.01 inches.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours encẳng the

Dr. Williamson was Assistant Political Officer imprisonment or be returned to his ori înal months, or in default sithoe sufer six months' in charge of the Sadiga frontier tract, in the owner. As no slave possesses any cash and has north-eastern corner of the Lakhimpur district a horror of dying in gael, he has only the His special duty was to maintain option of raising his ransom by selling relations with the tribesmen In the adjacent himself as a slave elsewhere, or returning to the bills and to extond British influence among custody of his late owner.

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ham The Abors are a tribe of Tibeto-Burmun origid having little race affinity with the people ransom of a woman who had claimed British

Less than a month ago I myself paid the Hongkong & Neighbourhood E. winds, moder- ja of

£ India.

ate; showery, Very name means" savages." The borderland is

of wind protection, but, failing to comply with the Formosa Channel forest olad hills,

rogion

JS.E. And and whilst being

(winds, moderate. off to the hill, South coast of China between) game as No. 1. bos lurk in these hills and boned and tied, mazs have been wont at intervals to raid the villages explained to me that she was born close on the river banks. So great is the terror they

managed to

to escape. She Hongkong and Lamonks.) inspire that much fertile land or to Dibrugarh, in British torritory, of Abor South coast of China between Saime as. No. 1. plainsmen from fear of attack, and they valleys is loft apinhabited by the peo

villa Bad married s

Hongkong and Hainan.... peaceful boon the object of more than one expedition, bis relatives in the hills. There he married a have ernment. Later the bashsad decided to join all paying revenue to the British Glor but until inst March they had seemed to be second wife. He was shortly afterwards killed settling down to a less violost manner of life.

The following letter, which we have received from M. A J. Harrison, of Meckla Naddes Sax Mills Company, Dibrugarh, Assam, throws ab interesting light upon their peculiarities and the problem they create. crosshoads:

We have inserted

THE TRIBES AND THEIR WATS. ·

perty of his relatives, and one was immediately in a village quarrel: his wives became the pro- sold as a dave. She, herself, anticipating like bestmont, flot back to her father's house near Dibrugarh and claimed British protection, but could not produce the ransom, so was handed over to her husband's relatives,

A Miri what is called the " Frontier Tract" under the other villagers,

tallt me mai

that 15 years Those living in the British territory, within ago his father, in Abor Hills, have waited anxiously for some as--the Jonai river stout

coppany with three was tapping rubber up range from the British Government that here, where they were all killed by Abors of miles from effective und property secure, and settle once for all the Sadiya, but were told that sines Komsaing was measures will be taken to render life Kousing. Villagore reported. the matter at question of boundarins to British territory sc far off nothing could be slone; and usthing No sign has yet been made.

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I am told that the Assam Raj bequeathed to the British Government the whole of the plains and the foothills, taking as oue of their bound

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August 22nd--ATM.

Vlostook MR. WILLIAMSON WORS

Nomuto Mr. Williamson made it his aim, when he Hakolate- arrived here, to prevent British subjects suffer. Tokio tribes dwell

wonderful The policy of the British Government with bearing and intrepid courage, he had succeeded Kagoshima

personality, his absolutely fourless Nagasaki regard to this land lying between the Brahma to a remarkable degree. So much go that, en Oshima. putea and the hills (varying from 15 to 30 miles ecuraged by the respect of the Abors for is Naha. sock pesallarty indefinite nature that the ing to their old sites, and not six months ago Bonis Is. PERANANO, Gormau str., 1020, Reber,

Abors now lay claim to the whole of this area one said to me, "Sabib, if Mr. Williamson ro- 1611 August Bangkok 9th August, Rico, Brahmaputra river. It would appear mains two or three more years at Sadiya, all the

Batterfield & Swire.

that the Government was indusnged either by Abors will be as fame as Assamese. dread of the Abors or fear of being put to the ex- QUINTA, German, str., 1,234, Schlesinger. 19th

August-Hoihow 18th Angust, Rice- pense of establishing a proper system of defence placed in him was even more remarkable. The Shanghai Siessen & Co.

In consequence of this policy the British.sub.extraordinary patience he exercised in hearing QUITO, British str., 2,152. S. W. C. Dougal, jets, Assamese and Miris, dwelling in this area theic complaints and the fairness and, fearless Sharp Pk.

18th August-Cardiff 27th June, Patent

(which the

British Government now terma

nosa of his judgments accounted for this. He Amoy Fuel-Govermnout.

"Debateable Zone"), have been obliged to frequently protected the Abors when in British Swatow. SAMSEN, Gorman str. 998, R. Petezzon, 10th retreat and the Abors have gradually assorted territory from being taken ailrantage of by Tail

August-Bangkok 1st August. Iles and themselves in a most aggressive and offensive traders, and encrumged thers to come down and Pafchix Wood-Butterfield & Swire.

impunity Coming down from the trade,

Tainge SATSUMA, British str., 2,630, Keir, 8th Aug-

they have settled in large numbers in the made into British subjects, and some of the Pescadores

Certain Abor villages have lately borged to Koshun... New York and Singapore 31st July. Plalux, and notil the late Mr. N. Williamson aller and wiser men in the hills hore told me / Canton...

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The confidenes that the Abors themselves

Hankow Kinklang Gutzlaff

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came to Sadiya these men not only declined to pay revenue, but drove out the Miris, who did that they would wele me British control, their Hongkong Pay revonne, oliming the land occapied as their communities being in the hands of the young, Vict.

Vict, Peal impatient-waritkir mombos who are endor no Gap Rock... Abor village, consisting of some nine control.

Manno houses only, immediately opposite and only one There is little doubt in my mind that the terrible Wuchow day's journey from Dibrugarh, withia a few massiers of Mr. Willingos, Dr. Gregersen, Hollow miles of ravenue-paying Assamese and Miri and their followers was largely due to this fac the Government did not autores their orders to ment, over whom they have always been villages, steadily declined to pay rerouts, and and the goat of resport for the British Govern

Fluffen collect it. boonuse, I am told, it might have en-victorious in conflict, and to whose extraor linary. St. James. tailed making a demonstration with a few policy of "ol menor indifference" their Aparri frontier police.

present truculent attitude must be attributed. Manila

Sir, is to too much to ask the Government to Legaspi. spaud suflsient money to patrol this patrolled, with such amirent auccess, saving the Ce

wild Bacolei. country, as the people against themselves? Does not the

equally wild Nagas country is Iloilo...

British capital invested in Assam demand better Protective measures, oren if the lives of the British subjects do not?

AN ABOR BAID, '

Some aive years ago, when I took over obargo of the Mackla Vaddee Saw Mills at Laimakuri (situated one mile north of the Brahmaputra and about 20 miles from Dibrugarh north-east). fle Gams" (head men) of the principal villages in the foothills, accompanied by about 80 of their young men, fully armed, came down to my banguler and demanded rent for the laud eccupied by this company. prepared to support their laim, and I bar

They had co some difficulty in disabusing their minds of the idea, and it was only by the exercise of eansiderable diplomney that I succeeded in convincing them that it was British territory, and that no prossure would induce me to concede to their demands, as I paid reat already to the Maberani.

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HONGKONG. METEOROLOGICAL.

REGISTER.

Hongkong Observatory, August 22nd.

Per Nippon, from Japan, ke.. Mr and Mrs Barendrecht, Misses C and L. von Winckler. Mr and Mrs St. Linge Mr and Mrs A. Kohn, Per Kleisi, for Hongkong, from Yokohama, Mr O. Moyer; from Nagasaki, Mr R A. Hams, They had, however, less respect for my native Mr and Mrs. A. Meger; from Shanghai, neighbones, Miris, Nepaniess, and Assamese, r A. Eca, Mr H. Brookmoldt, Mr Laboasa!. besides billating then selvos on the Miri villagers Mr C. H. Wicks, Mr E. F. Weekes, Me F. S. for rouny days, would take whatever they con- sidered proper tribute in the shape of brass

Komkie and Miss H. E. Kumklo vessele, cloth, fowls, pigs, goats, and the like. Mrs Marg. Sunsen: from Genoa, Mr and Mrs Per Buelow, for Hongkong, from Bremsu, Timber contractors, although furnished with 11. P. Whitmarsh, Mr Hane Pistsoh and Mr to cut the timber by the Assam. A. Barrera; from Pening, Mr G. L. M. of the Government,

to whom they paid the value Fall; from Stupapore, Dr. W. F. Bruck, M irres cat, were blackmailed and fell for Shanghai, from Bremen, Mis. D. and F. Graham, Mr W. Groskamp, Mr Cox and Mr hertesed

jo their work to such an extent that operations frequently had Hinemann: from Penang, M. T. Tanno; from to be abandoned. That the Gams of one village Singapore, Mrs von Sehel, Mrs' Ascough, and would come to lay claim to timber, and billet Mr A. W. Bohneider; for Thingtay, from themselves on the unfortunate contractor and Genos, Miss M. Eichelsdorfer for Kobe, from demandi

"fans" No sooner would one lot refire Genoa, Mr M. Feller; from Penang, Mrs S. then another wonkl make their appearance, do-

Barometer nounce the claims of the first, and insist on more Boone, Mrs Nakan Loeki and Mrs Nakan

MM. Toshida, Miss Homility...... Singapore,

Temperature exorbitant "fees." threatening active measures Opeka for Yokolan, from Southampson,

Miss A. O. Dalzell; from, Genoa, Mrs Robert Wind Direction

Chandler; from Singapore, Dr. H. Tarns Weather

Scene

from

to enforce compliance with their demands if necessary, and frequently carrying them out.

One of

of my contractors had to meet no less and party, and Dr. V. de than three claims in one season. He eventually Per Ching, from San Francisco, &c., Miss M. Rain declined to entertain any uiore claims and re-. Allen, Mr A. L. Barnes, Mrs W. H. Bishop. frented, consequently his camp was looted, the Mrs C. L. Brooker, Miss A. Bowman, Mrs F. beds burnt and the log cutters escaped naked Barritt, Miss Eleanor Burritt Miss S into the jungle their clothes having born taken off them. This took place about three miles from the banks of the Brahmaputra.

SIGNS OF THE PART.

Carrero, G. B. De Chadeneders, Miss S. Chapel, Capt. J. A. Clark, Mr C. Colley. Mr A Exts, Mrs W: M. Gians, res S. Hardling, Mr W. E. Hicks, Miss Ala Hicks, Mr M. folab, ent to concede to the comands of the Abore H. James, Masters B, and A. James, Mr A, The Miris told me that they found it expedient. and Mrs O. W. Hoop, Mr and Mrs F James, Mr I B. Tolins, Miss Alice James, Mr Although they paid tribute to the British Raj Jorgenson. Miss O. Kranz, Mrs C. H., Mr and might expect protection, they still consider II. P. Malloy, Mrs B. F. Mackie, Mr If. I. od that from their peculiar position they were Marker, Mr W. W. Payne. Mr and Mrs A. D. Hable to be cut up by Abors before any unie Richer, Miss L. D. Scott, Virs C. C. Seldon, tance could possibly be rendered by the frontier Masters G. and R. Seldon, Mita Grace Boldon, police, and this was palpably the case.

Throughout this fortile i

Mr W. Taguat, Mr M. Templeton, Me and area, now covered with Mra S. W Thompson denso jangie, one fils many remains of former civilization, evidences of previous cultivations,

DEPARTED, abandoned creards, pointed out by the Miris as Mrs Wool and Mrs Ramsay; for Amey, Mrs Per Haiyor. for Swatow; Mr D. I. Fisher, old sites of

of villages occupied is the past by Miris, Baner, Messrs. Peredia, It. G. Taner, H, L. Assamese, or Kampties, the place still bearing Lindle, C. A, de Witt and Francisco Carag the names. of the old villages.

The present inhabitauis tell

you pitiful tales of

bow, since the British Government came, th

these cultivations have besu gradually abandoned. tell you

They that the inhabitants were so

you Abore, who exacted tribute womenaged by the

whenever and how ever they though fit, that, although recognized British subjects and paying tribute to the British Government the protection afforded was of such a quality that it only became possible to remain by conending all the Abor demands, which soon exeeded the limit of endurance..

This extraordinary state of things existed antil Mr. Williamson was appointed Assistant Political Officer at Sadiya in 1906.

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HION WALRE

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