I hoped that plundering was now at last put a stop to. But in the end of June a friend of mine with wife and family had fled out west from the Tow-lak region. When the Japanese had once more regained possession of the towns of Sia-thow, Ro Tow, and Tow-lak, my friend brought back his wife "ud family to Sia-thow. He is a poor man and could not afford " chair for his wife. He had two men carrying his baggage. The burden-bearers went on in advance, and my friend with his wife who has bound feet followed as best they could. The two coolies met some Japanese soldiers who ordered them to lay down the loads. They bound the two carriers and laid them on the ground. Then they proceeded to examine the baggage. One of the coolies turned his head to see what the soldiers were doing, but was rewarded with a blow from the butt end of a musket, and was told to look the other way. At this juncture my friend and his family came on the scene. After a good Jay deal more trouble they were allowed to go on. When they reached home they found that earring, fingerings, and cloth valued in all at about $10 had been abstracted by the soldiers. The above are one or two of the many acts of plunder which have come under my own observation. Iam safe in saying that ninety per cent of the inhabitants of Formosa have suffered more or less in the same way. Tt is n> pleasure to expose these butchering, plundering Japanese soldiers. I am convinced the higher officials know nothing about it. My sole object is to bring these facts before these higher officials in the hope that such treatment of the Chinese may be stopped. Speech is silvern, silence golden," 80 says the proverb. But there are times when speech is the purest gold, and silence the hasest metal. The present is such atime, Forsome time we have heard
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