The Japanese sometimes—only sometimes—show great activity in" hunting; down robbers, but as a rule the methods they adopt do not commend themselves to any civilised man. What are these methods? One, two, or more men belonging to a certain village are well known to be thieves, The authorities sometimes try to arrest these individuals, and about as often they simply burn down the whole village, thus unnecessarily inv able inhabitants. In this connection I refer you'to a translation of a Chinese letter which I herewith enclose,
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