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THE TROUBLES IN KWANGSI

PROVINCE.

A correspondent residing at Kweilin, the provincial capital of Kwangsi, writing on the present troubles in that province, states that they owe their origin to members of secret societies a few years azo issuing tickets of membership to the common people at so much cash each, which of course guaranteed the holders from harm at the hands of the desperado class. Holders of tickets had however to as semble at their respective centres at certain intervals to pay obeisance to their leaders and also to take orders from them, if necessary, Finally as the membership began to swell in numbers and the evil portion among them seemed ripe for mischief, the leaders started shout robbing people who did not belong to their societies. Then came repoits of out- rages by roving gangs of disbanded soldiers in some places, and rebels in others, whereas to speak the truth these plundering bands were no other than members of the secret

societies, mainly Triads. These bands having

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1904.

"FIRE ON THE “TAHUNG MARU”

According to the Mercury of 210d inst., the OS. K. steamer Tahung Maru which left Shanghai on the previous Tuesday last for river ports was totally destroyed by fire on the Wednesday night a little above Wuhu. The vessel had a large number of Chinese pas sengers on board at the time and it is suspected that some of them had gunpowder among their luggage which exploded and set the cargo on fire. A panic ensued among the passengers, but they were soon quieted down. When the alarm was given Captain Yebike at once pointed his vessel's head to the shore and beached her, thus enabling everybody to escape to the land.

From information received at the company's offices at Shanghai it would appear that about an hour after leaving Wuhu the fire was dis covered amongst her passenger's luggage which was stowed in her main hold. When the vessel left Wahu, she took on board the cargo and passengers of the steamer Talien Mare which had broken her tail-shaft,

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as easily scatter to their homes to resume

their former role of the peaceable rustic For this reason it is next to impossible dis tinguish the innocent countryman from the secret society man, and this has led sometimes to indiscriminate slaughter by the troops who often suffer through the treachery of these people.

SECRET "OCIETIES' SPIES.

of which is estimated at Tls. 150,000 to Tis.

300,000. The cargo of the Tahung consisted of 2,000 packages of piece goods 1,000 packages general cargo and some kerosene oil, After information had been wired to this port that the vessel was on fire a later despatch was

received to the effect that she would be a total loss, and that there were absolutely no prospects of saving her, From the same their lives, but as to whether they were source it is given that three persons had lost passengers or whether they were members of the crew we have so far not been able to

Liver Oil, extracted by us from fresh cod livers, combined with the Compound Syrup of Hypophosphites and the Extracts of Malt and Wild Cherry. It quickly eradicates the poisonous, disease-breeding acids and other toxic matters from the system; regulates and promotes the normal action of the organs, gives vigorous appetite and digestion, and is infallible in Prostration-following Fevers, etc. -Scrofula, Influenza, Wasting Diseases. Throat and Lung Troubles, etc. Dr. W. A. Young, of Canada, says: "Your tasteless pre-

Then again there are what are called "Ya pang," or men who for a certain sum of money guarantee to convoy the goods of merchants from one place to another free from harm.ascertain. The value of the cargo is estimated paration of cod liver oil has given me

These "Ya-pang" who are also called “Pino- shou" are armed with magazine rifles of newest

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Customs barriers and places held by the troops unquestioned But while engaged in this work these men act as spies for the secret societies, for as a matter of fact they are no less than secret society men themselves. Merchants who engage these Ya-pang know perfectly well the nature of the men they employ, but what else can they do? During the past month or so large bands of secret.

World, Marine and other Insurance companies. and was also underwritten at Lloyd's,

The following telegram was received by the Yangtse Insurance Co. from Wahu on the 21st-

"Str. Tahung Maru fire broke out on board when leaving 9 p.m. last night, attributed gun- powder explosion, property native passengers:

vessel beached North Bank River, still burn-

The hall was insured with Japanese com. panies and at Lloyd's for 300,000 taels.

society-men have arpeared in the neighing: will be entirely destroyed; nn possibility bourhood of Liuchoufo and Ch'ingyuan salvage of any cargo, str. Talee Maru's cargo fo, keeping the troops always on the alert,

aboard" whilst even the provincial capital and Wuchow are not free from these pests. Since his arrival in Kweilin four months ago Governor Ko Feng-shih has been untiring in trying to get at the leaders of these secret societies, and by the help of faithful retainers who bravely. walked into the lina's jaws and pretended to join these societies, has at last caught and

BEHKADED THREE LEADING CHIEFS

of the Ya-pang, named Tien Ho-ling, Yao Chên-yih, and Pêng Lanch'i; two chiefs of the Kweilin Triads, Chên Yung-pian and Chen Ch'ang-seng, (father and son) and a certain Yang Fu-ting, a well-known rebel chief of Wuchow. The last-named three Triads even went so far as to confess that they had made every preparation to attack and capture the provincial capital last October, when they were prevented by the arrival there of Governor Ko Feng-shih and his army, in the nick of time as it were. At the time they were captured these three men were in the midst of putting into execution a scheme to rob certain banks in Kweilin and to seize the opportunity to capture the city. Chên Yung-piao, father and son, are said to have had over 3,000 well armed men under them and had also two lieutenants, who hearing of the capture of their two chiefs had fled to the vicinity of Hsin- jenhsien when they were also captured through the help of Government sples.

Since his arrival in Kwangsi there is no doubt that H.E. Governor Ko Féng-shih's efforts have been instrumental in restoring order in a great measure to the region round about Kwoilin, Liuchow and Ghingyuan, and we can say that he is in a fair way to pacifying the whole province in due time.--M.-C. D. News,

MARSH-DWELLERS.

News from Australia states that all the mates, except one, of the newly-discovered marsh- dwellers in British New Guinea had been exterminated by another tribe of Papuan cannibals. Very little is known about these curious people, and apparently any chance of investigating them has now disappeared. The Ray, W. Robert Mounsey, secretary to the Bishop of New Guines, who has recently come to England from that country, says that one of their missionaries at the Wanigala station in Collingwood Bay had towards the end of fast year received intelligence of the dwarfs from a police expedition which had been visiting a tribe near the Kamusi River in the north-cast of the island. In the villages of this tribe great beaps of human bones were found, proving that they practized cannibalism, which is not uncommon among the natives. The Interesting point is that this is the tribe which is probably responsible for the extermination of the "marsh-dwellers, and, if that be so, there is litle doubt that they were killed with all the refine ments of torture which savagery can suggest and afterwards eaten. This strange tribe were known as the Agaumba, and Ilved in houses erected on piles in a lake. Small in stature, but broadly built, like most of the Papuans, they were remarkable for the shortness of their legs. From the knee downwards there were less than a foot in length, the rest of the body being in proportion to their height. When they walked at all, which was seldom, they did so on the sides of their stunted fest, producing a waddle like that of a dick. 'And, according to their discoverers, they were like ducks in the water, and passed an amphibious existence. Their food consisted of sago, the roots of the water-lily, and flab,

In Lake Bangweolo (Central Africa) there are swamp dwellers of the same stamp on ́fsloes'. It isffald that they have soft feet and cannot stand the hard roads of the mainland,

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