The Archive · 1893

The Formosa Savages

Formosa advices state that the aborigines of the north-east coast are on the war-path gain, Several bands of ten or twelve war-have been "out," and have waylaid and murdered a number of solitary wood. cutters who lind ventured too far into the ills. The camphor districts are als" said to be infested, and to protect this trade, vivids the Government nearly $30,000 month in taxes, tie Governor HE. Shao Yitlien has sent abonr 1,200 men to senor the country and drive hack the savages, wh had stolen out without the permission of their chiefs and patriarchs.

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