Tuchlentu, Aug. 10, done by his army along the frontier; "All quiet on the Western Front" may now be the report. from the Tibetan border, To, Hsiao, Hsu and Chu, after their conference at Kanze, apparently decided to move their Ted army north in the direction of 'Tsing= balan. Kansu. Atier discarding some ten thousand camp followers, the Communists moved ina. north: westerly' direction towards the. left bank of the Yangtze. Several small but important nomadic lamaseries lay what he was doing, or intended to do, he firmly and wisely kept to him= self and his higher officers. The habitants are now apprehensive and are beginning to ask what form of government or administration will follow when Gen, Li takes his departure, and what army, if any, will occupy' the border. Has the Communistic menace moved from Hunan, through "Kueichow, Yunnan and Sikang, and, like the scapegoat of old, their path and afforded a further {Is Holung now carrying the sins and opportunity of replenishing a depleted follies of Communism into the wilder commissariat. Jekundo, an important ness? If Communism has passed on, tibetan trade mart, es in this direc then it may be that Gen. Li's task duo. doubt. this is the point fon the Tibetan frontier has come to the Reds are making for. Their obfan end and the Central Government Jeet is probably to find a line some recalling him to other parts.
Where between Kansu and Tibet that will bring them Into Tsinghal, Sin-Popular General Kiang or Kansu without any dlsturb-'That the old fellow will be missed, ing flanking movement from Ma. Si-there is no doubt. Parties, feasts and ling oF the tibetans. demonstrations are now the order of 'Reports say that they are already the day and different public bodies meeting with some dimieulty and that Jare vying with each other to honour they have had' several. encounters the man whom they believe has with the Mahomedan forces in' been their saviour from Communism.
sin of the Yellow River, Again, it seems hardly possible that some apprehension in the Central Government would, re-they might return again move this capable old officer if Com-to Eastern Tibet. "Against this, how-munism was still a menace to this ever, we have the evacuation of Ger art of the Tibetan frontier. Many Li's army from the frontier and this fre asking, and perhaps wisely, would hardly occur if there were por Ho, Hsiao, Hsu, Chu and their hordes sibility of the return of the Reds to Sikang, fail to make Tsinghai or Sinkiang, what will be their reaction? The The Communist march north, to reach any point in Tsinghol or Sin-food question mey. settle that, any Kiang, will probably take a month or return to Sikang, with its robbed and six Weeks, and the only" possibility plundered lamaseries, might prove—of food Is" in the large nomadic en: as the present adventure may prove gampment inthe vicinity of the '—the entire annihilation of the Red 'Tsaldam, Hero tame and wild yak armies. If, however, the Communists may. be' found. in abundance. Last have any intention' of moving west year young. Schoter,. the German and crossing the Yangtze "All Quiet, hunter, shot a. wild' yok weighing on the Western Front" may be pre-about one thousand pounds. If the mature and "Things are not what Reds can shoot as well as the young they sec German, there is no fear whatever of In the meantime, chaos and law-their coming, fo grief or dying lessness exist in many parts of Kham, starvation, "Phe Reds. and the wild With the withdrawal of an army and yale may find a community of spirit in the witd saldam, apparently no one to take its place, the transition period is particularly Gen, Li and his large army are now embarrassing for those who have preparing 10 leave the frontier. One anything to lose. 'Tibetan outlaws thousand' men, with "full equipment, re Venturing very near to Tachienli are leaving Techlenlu every day and making for Yachow, eight days away and several daring. robberies have from here, "What their ultimate occured only one day away from the destination wilt be Is not known, Te-city. Two young fellows selling! port has it they may go to Kueiyang ritles just over the Jedo Pass were Kueichow and, again, it 13 0 both shot by brigands from Dawe. ported they may return to their own Only travellers and merchants who Drovince of Hunan. During the past can afford to hire a heavy escort will Tew" days, enormous quantities Venture on the highways. between surplus equipment have been sold this lly and Batang and Derge. ory cheaply in the streets of the city, Batang's Chinese post master left a Winter equipment, in. the. shape of days ago for Batang as part of heavy cotton military garments, has 8 caravan made up of some one been sold by weight at fourteen cents hundred and Atty animals. "And only per' catty, "Medicine, "puckais, rice, Such caravans, one and two hundred {ind military supplies, being sold 30 strong, with some Afty armed men, cheaply, wil no doubt bring own the rice of other commodities. Military yl now risk travelling beyond: the order, Hee was gold for $50 per picul, and Unfortunately the 'Tibetan brigands fall this' has come as a. boon" and are very largely men whom elt-blessing, to this half-staeved border cumstances have forced into that town." With rice at nearly $00. per Particular form of occupation, Com-plout' very fow people could afford to munism has robbed them of all they buy if;'and even the rich merchants possessed, and, in many eases, burned were living on corn meal, tenaba and and destroyed their homes,' leaving flour. 'The poorer people, many" of them no alternative but to become them disbanded Communists, have highwaymen, If the Chinese proverb been able to secure a strong' cotton fs true that evil will have an evil garment for the sum of one Mexican reward then Ho, Hsiao, Hsu and Chu dollar," These poor discarded Com: munists, hundreds of them, may will have some diMeulty in escaping their deserts. "It will take some con seen sitting about the streets of the city looking for some form of em= siderable time before Sikang becomes ployment. "The solders" have used place of law, order and peace them to gather wood and carry water again, and in this way Kept many of them Horrible Sights from starving What will ultimately happen to these deluded people, re-'The sights now to be seen day by day on the streets of Tachienlu are mains to be seen. "Some of them Took quite distressing. Discarded Reds, Gulte fat and flourishing but the Imajority' of them have a. somewhat with horrible sore eyes, in terrible haunted Jock, physical condition, dressed in miserable rags, and begging all over the Wise Administrator city, may'now be seen any day. The Gen, Li and his ofoers are no doubt authorities are now. moving them ding what they can for them, and from the frontier and some days ago hho doubt they are being given some when Messrs, H. D. Bryan, J. Hanson-food day by day. "The Bich Dong Lowe, and Julian Bell—were on Dul, before its departure. from their way into Tachienlu they passed Tachienlu, made itself responsible for lectures on good government and the crowds of them on their way down to China. 'The disbanded Reds in the evils of Communism to captured and disbanded Reds. Since its departure, city at present in no way look: vicious oF desperate men and many' however, this ofice has ceased function, Gen." Li isa wise and of them are very pleasant to speak: careful administrator and ho problem to, Apparently their one desire, 1 {thot affects the frontier has escaped to' get back with whatever strength his watehtut eye. In a most unassum~ they have left to whatever homes {ng manner this old Chinese general they have in Kueichow, Hunan, and hag captured the affections of the Kiangsi, If Communism ever be-Chinese, Tibetans, and tribal people comes a subject for study in our Along the Tibetan border. He is seen great universities, its present reac-very tile in public and has apparenttion in Sikang ' should receive ly no desire for popularity, but he is chapter to itself. Communism may on the job" and no one can accuse bbe forced on China by brigands, out. him of neglecting his duty of mothing Jaws and disgruntled politicians, but every effort to defend and protect the masses of this practically-minded ihe Border. His watchword, and that ation will never accept it as a work-of his administration, for more than ing system. Communism is exotic one year on the frontier, has been and China has never taken kindly to 'A wise old ow! sat in an oak, Tue more he heard the less he spoke, he leas he ercke the mere he hear Solaters, imitate that wie old bird.
Every week, this brave old Chinese Soldier, made' public what had been Mr. F. ifardenbrook's friend, the Abbot of the Dawe lamasery, arrived in town a few days ago. Poor fellow! Six months ago he was a wealthy lama, to-day he has very
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