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AMONG THE BRIGANDS

WEATHERBE'S CAPTURE BY

YUNNANESE OUTLAWS, U The following is an extract from Mr. D'Aroy Weatherbe's account of his cap ture by brigands in Yunnan, which is being published in instalments in the Fol. Daily News :***

THE "HOUSING SHORTAGE IN SINGAPOREK

A COMMITTEES KEDAD MENDATIONS

n mula to ride one of my owa l-but quly had a wooden saddle and sometimes only a pack saidle, which, as on several marches occasions we did night and day with only short rests, was, to say the lengt of it, most uncomfortable. The brigands The following, extract from, a repowe

took" several towns and villages, the the monthly meeting of the lunicipal inhabitants always having bolted before Commission in Singapore, held last week, our arrival, and they generally boredill not be without interest for any who and burned them before leaving.

THE RELATIONS OF CANTON AND HONGKONG.

In an article on this subject the Canton thaly Yew, says:

This is no time for bragging, and there is no call for it Canton need not assure Hongkong that there are to-day in Can- tu many offcials and notables of first- class calibre. Mr. C. C. Wu is known to minded statesmen of Chine the Like aro interested in the solution of the house one of the ablest and most broad- ing problem in Hongkong gr

be has labouret unceasingly for a closer The report of the committee appointed bis father, the great The Wa. Ting-tang. to consider the recommendations made by ceintion and better understanding be the Government Committee on the alleged

commands more respect and confidence shortage of houses was presented as folean Hougkong and Canton. We doubt low, signed by the President, Mesars Jif there is another Chinese statesman who The recommendations of the original from the Foreign Diplomatic. Corps and epresentatives in Chinn to-day, than doen Eñas, I. Mayor and De N. L. Clarke- -13, (1) - (a) “That Government, the Mr. C. C. W. Besides him there are our energetic Mayor Sun Fo, son of Dr. Sun, Harbour Board and the Municipality Mr. Yeh Kung-cho, Secretary, a Finance, Committee are execute definite programmes of housing General Wu Techen. Chief of the Kwang for clerks and lower grades in their see tung Police, Mr. Eugene Chen and a host vice. With this recommendation your of others, men who have seem much ser They recommend that the land at Kam

vice, and gone through the baptism of When the fighting in the East River s pong Kapur allotted in the DC.LT.'s plan to clerks and coolylines be utilised for this purpose, modifications boingnade aver as we expect it will soon be, mil in the layout where necessary the authorities are free to devote all their 13. (I). (b) That Government continue energies in the work of reconstruction Canton's readiness to meet. Hongkong to build Temporary Houses() That there will be more convincing, proofs of two tenement buildings in Cross Street be

Your Cammaitter: baso perhaps more than half way. In the past to objection to these proposals, but think mistakes had been made by both parties. their own short-sightedness. There is that little improvement will result then-Time has opened the eyes of muaj to today a better appreciation of the rights and privileges of one another. With a brender vision and truer sympathy, wo can usher in an era of unprecedented prosperity and progress. · ·

From Tzechong to Tailifa is a journey normally occupying a fortnight or more if

On July 27th, after a long forced one does not stop en route. I left Trechong march during the previous day and on July 4th and, reaching Weihsiting on the 8th, stayed there at the Protestant night we attacked nud took, a rather Mission until the 1th, as it was necos important town where there are alt sary at this place to change my mules wells, called Chiachowching. As salt is and to procure an escort South of a Government monopoly and one of the Weihsi one enters the brigand in- fested sit four militia soldiers so-called, there was a Chinese garrison there-nid fested country. The magistrate provid chief, sources of revenue in the province, in reality merely village coolies who had to comprise 200 soldiers. The brigands, been provided with uniforms and rifies who numbered about 250, and of whom for the occasion. We had a hard journey at that time less than 300 were armed, for three days, as the upper Yangtze was in viclent flood and in many places told me after the battle that they had committes are in entire agreement we had to make dites over impossible killed to of the soldiers. I only saw a looking trails 2,000 feet and more above the river. The seanery, in places, was few bodies in the streets where they grand, but I am afraid that it was rather were allowed to lie until we left the loss on me, as I was, by this time, most place. Anyway, the rest of the soldiers anxions to reach Talifu as quickly as bolted. and the place was thoroughly possible. On July 15th we stopped for looted and some of the leading citizens lunch, and

Ho") with us for further torture later. When and I noticed my brave cort bully we left next day, the town was partly engaged in cleaning their rifles. It ap- burned. pears that they had heard that thero were turi (bandits) in the neighbour. hood, but they did not know where. We pushed on in the afternoon, hoping to reach the fairly large town of Chien- chouanchou, by evening this dying three to four days north of Tali.

Featled them pince were tortured while others were taken proceeded with."

from.

13.(11) (a) (b) “The suitable land be MAK WILD MOUNTAIN RETREAT.

laid out for building of different types Two days later we burned another by private persons. With these room large town called Feng Yu, and, march mendations your Committee agree. They ing all that night and with very short attach the greatest importance: to the resta fac whole of next day, we reached Scheme whereby (lovernment would nul- a wild retreat in the mountains north vance loans for building at low rates of weat of Talifu Lake and only some two interest. They would like to suggest that By the period during which xugh loans would to three days from, Talifu itself. this time, due to constant fever and ill not be called in should he stated tes It ness and enduring frequent forced finitely.

13 (III) (a) That the Canmissioners arches, often wet and generally living! under revolting conditions. I was phy-remit assessment for a period of years sically in a very bad way and was grad-on all houses of approved type erceted ually becoming weaker and weaker. alter a certain date and before another After the end of July, however, we fortu- With this recommendation your Comant uately rested two or three days at a time, tee find themselva in disagreement and only did short marches from that They consider that, the proposal is in Indeed. I could not then have equitable to the ratepayers as a whole timo on. endured any long sustained physical as well as to those who have already built, and they object to auiisillics of ang kind. Further they hold the view that at effort,

the close of the period for qualifention only repeat itself.": for remission the present situation would

About 4 pm. we were suddenly attack ed by a line of brigands who came run- ning across the paddy helds from a village, a quarter of a mile away." was useless to try to escape on the road, as the mules were not good for much more than a walk, and, in any case, the baggage could not be saved. Personally. It did not occur to me that they desired anything but my money and guns, etc, They opened Ere at about 150 yards and kept firing till at almost point blank range. Their markmanship on this ocen- sion must have been exceptionally bad, as there were about 50 of them firing, And though I heard many shots striking the trees behind me, neither I. nor my mule, was touched. One of the escort was killed, one was shot through the stomach, close to me one was captured. and que escaped to the hills, as did also my small Ghurka servant, who had a companied me from Burta, and the thres muleteers. After a knock or two with the butt of a rifle, they tore open my clothes and pockets. (most of them appeared to be very excited and the worse for drink), and then took me rcross the paddy to their temporary stronghold in a big templa

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They put forward the following as counter-proposals:-

fire.

Thus we hope that men who have the welfare and responsibility of those south- ern regions, will take this present op- portunity seriously to heart and work that spirit prevails, there will be little to" unreservedly for the common weal. When tear from bacdits and pirates, as with united vigilance, these lawless individuis will soon be compelled to abandon their present occupation for a safer and better mode of securing a living. These hopes are not mera fancies. Shan they will be realities And may they come quickly for the sake of the millions who dwell in these regions.

HONOURING AN ASSASSIN. A CANTON MEMORIAE SERVICE

When we have a political organisation like the Kuo-min Tang publicly applaude (a) The "Refunds on Vacancy quesing assassination, can we wonder that so much lawlessness and urime prevail? The tion.

following paragraph is taken from the (5) The uncertainty as to the Improve Canton Daily ins of Saturday - ment Trust Bill

The chief deterrents to hulding at the present time are

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It was bere that the brigands com- menced to parley seriously with the authorities and secured the services of one-Père. Degenete, a kind Catholic missionary-whom they knew and had Formerly allowed to live more or less un disturbed in his parish near Tapingtu, not far from our camping places in these latter days. Although the brigande had told me on the first day of my capture that they wanted a ransom of $1,000,000

"The Kuo-mia Tang is contemplating As to (a) the fact that a house if I soon found out that did not want money at all, but desired from the Gov-vaennt has to bear the same charges 48 holding a memorial service for Wong erament an amnesty for themselves and if decupied appears to them to have pre Chung for his heroic deed in eliminating other bands comprising in all 1,000 cisely the same actions deterrent effect on the life of Tan Falung in Canada sonie brigands that they should be given 1,000 patential builders as the Bent Restriction. years ago, as Tan was notorious ia under- rifles, uniforms and ammunition, and Ordinance had. They press for the re-mining the Republic (AARAA should be put in charge, as police or turn to the old law asked for he the Wong Chong, was arrested and Boldly gendarmerie, of some 8 or 10 sub-prefec- Municipal Commissiones months ago, tures, or districts: in other words, that they should be made "lawful brigands"! Through the most strenuous represen tations and efforts by Mr. H. E. Sly, C.M.G., the Consul-General, at Yun- nanfu, the local authorities had by this time commenced to get a move on, and were sending bands of soldiers from various towns near by into the mountaing in our neighbourhood...

As to (h) until: a stilurian landlord is able to know for certain what kind of buildings and wiht kind of layout will he approved for his particular parcel of land obviously building will be held up.

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and nobly faced his trial and paid bis penalty. His comse was later brought back to Chim, and is now resting in the temple outside East Gate. The memorial and an adequate facation for the rest. service would: Haya been held last year of his remains would also have been made had not Chen, Ching-ming instigated a rebellion lagt ve

THE ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE:

SIN; ROBERT HO HUNG AT NANKING.

Sir Robert Ho Tung is still vigorously conducting ha campaign for a Rounsl

adherents to the scheme, Table Conference and is, gaining fresh Tuchun Chi Shieh Yuan, of Nanking has

A MOST 10NORANT LOT. On arrival thers, I discovered that the babu was much more Bumerous than I as arst supposed. They only searched through sons of my baggage and appear cú to be a most ignorant lot, as they understood neither English nor rupee bank notes, of which there were a aum

Your Committee, Hare noticed the ten ber in my attnene case. They took my revolver and binoculars, bir and not

dency of builders to operate just outside understand any of my instruments or

Municipal Limits at Joo Chiat Road along East Coast Dond. The reasons for even my camera, and they did not hap

neighbourhood and Paya Lebar-also this are doubtless mixed, hat one among pen to open the bag containing my gun

THE OUTLAW'S GAY ATTIRE

them is assuredly the difference in taxa and rifle.

Municipal taxation (including Home boards That night, Play on

These troops, who, like the great tion. bandoliered brigands, whose rifles were aptly described as armed coolies," are 24 per cent, outside Water Limits 20 practically touching me all night, the of just the same calibre as the brigands per cent, while Rural Board faxation is place reeking the while with the rank themselves, and, in fact, form a fruitful (including Education Rate) 11 per cent. amell of cooking and heavy with opium supply in recruiting brigand bands; the The Committee have considered a pro Broke. I had had a long day, however, chief difference is that the soldiers are posal to rata by zones, hat have found it and slept well. Next morning, they sent badly clothed and are seldom if ever impossible of application-instead they messengers with their terms to Talifa paid, while the brigands conditions are advise that greater differentiation bo and, as they did not know how to get the retersc, especially when luck is good tween watered and unwatered their letter delivered, I volunteered that At any rate, my band had plenty of should be made, and with this object they let me enclose it to the mission at clothes, food, opium, money and loot of they advise that the Water Rate should expressed his complete approval and Talifa. This they did, and I took the nil kinds, including silver and ornaments be raised from 4 to 8 per cent. the support of the Conference Sir Robert opportunity to enclose, at the same time, in profusion. It was no uncommon thing general rate being decreased accordingly, went to Nanking Inst week specially to chits to the Mission, and to the Consul to see a young bandit with not less than The effect of this would be that the Total confer with the Tuchun regardings the General at Tanaanfa. This, the capital six bangles of silver, jade and amber on Rate within Water Limits would remain project. He was met on arrival by the of the province of Yunnan, is 13 stages sich arm, and a silver collar round his at 24 per cent, while outside Water Tuck's A.D.C. anda motor car with, from Talifa and about 18 days from where neck, while his boy would be swathed Limite, it would be reduced from 20 per bodyguard was placed ut his disposals The we were, but, as there is a telegraph in layers of silk, ns, an easy means of cent to 10. With this recommendation, same night a dinner, was given at the lins from Talifu to Yunnanfu, it was not carrying it, and his huge turban compris Mr. A. Elias disagreed, Tuchun's ramen, and in the subsequent Over and above the land allotted to conference which took place, Tuchan Chi very long before the news of my capture ing yards and yards of silk crepe or housing the staff there is a good deal af Shieh Yaan not only commended Sir

brenda. The greatest difficulty of the On the afternoon of July 16th, the day brigands is to secure for themselves a surplus land at Kampong Kapur ripe for Robert's idea, Baying that it coincided following my capture, we set out on a sufficient supply of ammunition and also building, which was held up for some with his personal aims and wilkes, hub trail leading due west, in the direction of modern firearms, their guns, ranging an owing to survey difficulties, and requested Sir Robert not to relax any of the Mekong River, and soon got into from prehistoric fint or matchlocks with alter these were surmounted by a doci of his efforts and to strive to make the Very rough and mountainous country, pistol butt, to the most modern, Mauser of the Commissioners, of 1921 not Conference an eventual realite. Sie inhabited chiefly by Lisu (tribes pistols and army rifle. It follows that, te allenato or let except on short lease. Robert was also entertained by the Com mople) living in hamlets. Sometimes we unlike the soldiers who generally fire in The Committee consider that the bolding missioner for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Wen stayed in these havels from which the air, on an attack, the brigands are policy should be charged, and with Shih Tsen, and by Mr. Han Kuo Chan, although the human occupants had in generally meeh more inclined to husband a view of testing the market they have the Civil Governor. A visit was made variably fled before our arrival other an their ammunition and to aim when they ordered that two blocks be laid out love to the Ming Tombs, and a trip by-rail building, one for terrace and one for shop to Tehsingam, where is a temple in which welcome creatures remained in abund-fire Thus, in this instance, they did houses, and that tenders, be invited for Laxly Ho Tung, who is a devout Budd

not seem to fear the proximity of, or to building leases in these blocks, on the hist, takes a Leen personal interest. anen; on other nights with the sky as a Tool The brigands almost invariably anticipate an attack by, the soldiers barat the wretched people's homes, farm Although at this time, I was not aware basis of antial rent per lot. 88 on leases Sir Robert was to speak on his plan. buildings, and stacked com, etc, before of the near presence of soldiers, I fully for 30 years The resulting tenders for the unification of China at a tiffm to. should give the Commissioners antes he given by the Frederick Ward Posk leaving, and often went out of their way appreciated the danger that, if attacked of the demand for these lots and ouable of the American Legion at the Hotel on the march, though it was and beater or foresd to disperse, the them to determine whether to lease or Parisien, Shanghai, last week. difficult to understand their reason for brindy would have, unde short shift not. The Committee are convinced that this wanton destruction

with me. In their terms to the Govern the public generally will not built on a A WEKTORED FLIGHT INDEED et mentioned above they algo elpu shorter lease than, 09-years,

a fated for a time limit of two months, Your Committer press the desirability After several days (1 had no tent or after which period, the Government not of passing the Law regarding Co-opera-

UPPER YANGTSZE mosquito net that I could use and I needing to their demands, they stated five Societies (which was shelved inde bad bean wet through several times) that I was to be killed and a very large finitely some time back) with a view to FORDIONSHIPS ADVISED NOT TO I contracted a slight go" of lover number of then were to proceed to the the formation of Co-operative Building and later beccesey formed round the

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great pain night and day, my face and where they would join the forces against The first matter which affected the roote of a wisdom tooth This gave me neighbouring province of Szechuan, Societies. HAREM

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Cotuissioners, stated the President, was

A Reuter's message from Peking says the recommendation that the water rate it is harned that the Foreign Consuls at in water limits be raised and the general Kankow have been advised by the Com rate decreased. Several Commissioners missioner of Foreign Affairs that foreign had from time to time blated at the desir hips should not proceed to Chungking ability of a measure by which the outer In this connection it is worthy of note portions of the Municipal limits should that complaints have been made that be more lightly taxed than at present. British and American vessels have de- The other important matter was in regard clined to carry Chinese passengers on to the proposal made by the Government the Upper Tangtsze owing to the dif Committee that there should be a remis ficulties recently experienced when such sion of the assessment for w/ period of passenger have developed into truculent erected after a certain date, and before utilized for some scheme or other which another. The Municipal Committee were, they wished to further Inferentially he believed, unanimously against that beso complaints would suggest that no The remainder of the report was Chinese steaners are running on this adopted

part of his river.

neck swelled up to a huge elze and it was impossible to sleep the fever got worse and as I could not properly open my teeth itwas difficult and painful to eat or to swallow, I had had some of my own supplies with me on being cap tured, and though these gradually be cune exhausted we could occassionally HKFC. H.ALS. DIOMEDE.” get chickens, and eggs, and very fortu nately I had a fair amount of malted The following, will represent the Clab milk powder. Cooking, however, was in their return ist diyision League match the greatest trouble, and we almost in with H.MS mede on the Club variably stopped where there was very ground tomorrow (Dek-off 4.20 p.m.): years on dil houses of an approved typol militarity who wished the ship to bo little and very bad water As R. Hutchison; W Gerrard (sapt.) and one could dot always depend on the C. EBishop: C Angus, J. Stewart and being properly bolled, I attribute I. W. R. McPhail R. Bell, G. Watson, the dysentery, etc, which I developed H. T. Buxton, EW Railion and 8. D later, to this cause. I was always given Begg