On the face of it they are very trict, For instance, yesterday the Port Medical Officer'went to the officials and obtained a permit to move a box of his wife's clothing out on toa river steamer, Armed with the permit, he took' the box Out of his house, The first sentry passed stopped him and he had to go all the way Uack to the official to induce him to come out and convineg the sentry that the permit was genuine. After much talk he got the box past the first entry and then came to the second jentry 100 yards further on. The sentry had watched the of the first sentry's performance, but no, the box could not go by and the official had to be 4 again and the whole wretch-
unnecessary. Looters may move ie ed! four times rmument gone over again, This Comment
A nese their own property under the tuft at will, but owners may only
most irksome and humiliating—reatrietion Even as the M. 0, was arguing yesterday with the sentries about is boxes, he saw two large vases, Joot, being carried across the oad
to Mr. Molville's house. Mr, Mel eoldiais from the C, I. M, house ville's house is the H. Q. of the officer in charge of the Concession and so the assumption is either that that officer himself is collecting loot or that his hold on his troops 0 slender that they dare loot under his very nose. In either case credit jis reflected on the troops of the Chinese Revolutionary Government.
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