The Note goes on to comment strongly on "the "prevalence brigandage and the duty of officials to suppress it, and it adds:—Brigandace aving become crane pure Fr'tase of need, of its own represen it has. decided, onthe despateh Position on the offender of the bena Riga prescribed therein, without indict to such additional punishment ete, ae the As regards the general insecurity] of railways we read:—ie Body considers that reforms are necessary and that it is Fie duty to aid the iment to carry thet zation ot"theforcer of ths Special Chinese police, who. would be red. under Officials to Be Pus The note then mentions certain officials, who must be punished, Tion Chung-yn, Military Governor of Shantung, Ho Feng-yn, Defence Commissioner in Southern Shantung, Chao Te-chao, who comma ed the guard on the Blue Express when she was attacked.
'The Note winds up with some admirably worded paragraphs on treaty rights, misgovernment and the Chinese officials' general neglect of their daties; and it concludes:—the Government of China con-tints "to. anthorine "or to. tolerate'
abuses, it they do not set them:
calitely. to repress. the. bri ibe" obliged to consider what further steps should be taken to protect the lives, the pro-the. tights. and. interests" of tights and tue Chinese Government to und {tention to: obtain im repo the Lincheng incident the indemnities Konrantees and sanctions enumerated Bove.
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