The following is a wel] authentice ated story:—One of these protectors of the people stopped a small boy who was selling cigarettes and asked the price of a packet. The boy said 120 cash, whereupon the soldier offered him 100 cash which the boy very unwillingly agreed to accept. He handed over a packet of cigarettes and instead of being paid' the money agreed upon he received a slap on the side of the head while the soldier passed on.
Rumours still continue to fill the air and the inhabitants are not being allowed to settle down to their ordinary life in, peace. The present garrison was not long here until it sent a demand to the Chamber of Commerce for $10,000 which of course could not be met. For the past week a certain amount of looting has been done every night. Nothing is being done on a big scale, but 2 band of about ten soldiers, I am told, go out on the loose every night, with
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