are old friends of the people and held in high esteem by all. The scrolls in the yamens declare that these rule the people like Buddha and the They are both wire and friendly in dealings with foreigners. The Prefect is the hero of a timons two-year fight with the people in the south of, this province. It wax decided by the "jovernment to appoint a likin station at Tunghai, where the people are very wealthy and through which great trade pases. Owing to valiant conduct in the great Mahomedan rebellion of 30 years ago a promise had been given to the people of this district that no Customs barrier should ever be erected there. Claiming this promise the people fought hard in many ways to prevent the establishment of the likin.
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