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Mienchow, Sze., June 15.
The thirteenth of the Afth moon feame and went without the threat-aad gathering of the Red Lantern recent arrival from Tongchuan tells ® story of the exteaondinary taxation that has been levied the This tax seems to cover ever thing. Aman brings ina good load' of wood, the authorities say; "Oh, you'll get a gool price for that, you must pay so much." If you happen to be a friend of the soldiers they will give you quite a nice looking medal (I have seen it) Which enables you to-come and go This tax in known ox Fit 4E A because A bretly little ticket is put on everything taxed. Whan this tae was first started all the shops were immediately shut and these was a great. outery. Ax a result the official called a imeoting of shopkeepers' to. discuss what \showld be done. Those who would [not azeee to the tax water beaten! {hy informant told me that on the 20th (Chinese) a great meeting was held at Tongchuan to great. Gon, Yang Sen as Tuli.
Not many days ago two spies went from Mienchow to Tongchuan dressed as country labourers. the way they met with an old lady: who had twa or three dotiars. She was not sure whether they were good ones, and so asked our two Teountry men their opinion. They
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