of the Island is in its habitual state of unrest. The Triads are quite strong near Nodoa and recently attacked the market town of Lenglun, but the attack was repulsed with some loss of life on both sides. (Lois) in the South of the also reported to be carrying i considerable scale. Pirates, too, occasionally make raids villages to ubtun treasure or 10 kidnap people, who are then held for ransom. Such raid was made a short time aye on a village east of Hoihow, when the pirates ied off three persons.
RELATED ROCHERS, None of the thieves were captured, hut the next day a party of eight men arrived in the vicinity inquiring the way to this village. They seem to have arrived ton late to take part in the raid, and evidently did not know that the work was already done. They were surrounded and their Tuguage examined, when they were for to have fire-arms, knives and torches i their possession, and on this evidence tive of the eight were captured and taken to the magistrate's yamé jung chou, where they now lie, The abore does not indicate anything very much out of the usual state of order, for outside of the usually lawless regions, everything is quiet.
3rd May.
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