'A rupture is reported to have taken place between the Chinese ud Tibetans along the Szechuan order. It is now some time since the Tibetan:
Border Administration of the highhanded and sometimes outrageous actions of the head of the border militia, "The border authorities, in their contact with the Tibetans, have always used a go-between and up to the present this go-between has been the border militia, the head of which is a wealthy Tibetan, [resident jin, the frontier town of Tachienla, This man, though Tibetan, it is reported, has made Large sums of money from the Tibetans who live on the immediate frontier, mothing like this frequent takes place: a demand for "ular service is rendered to the authorities by the Tibetans in lieu of taxes, {a0 @ runner goes round the country side, calling on the people to send their animals to. town, The people, being very poor, say they! Have tot any animals, $0 tie senger demands the equivalent in food hard" ropees. This curred #0 frequently that the tana have now discovered that. the Dogus demand for "flag" has net ome from the authorities at all but from someone in Tachienla who apparently has power to send. out thee messengers. The, Tibetans have frequently resented these dee mands, being very. suspicious of their toured, and krowing only too el that no ocanlon col ake at for so many "flag. sentations were made to the Border Administration and the Tibetans threatened to take their case to Liu Wen-huei, the governor of the province. 'This, however, they were Kept from doing, so they retired to their homes and temples among the valleys of Minya. A letter may, however, have reached Chengtu, as the 'Tibetans were determined' to write, The Breaking The following incident brought the trouble to a head: a serious robbery took place some time ago in the Jedo pass, two dayz from Tachienli. A" Tibetan was cap: tured and blood was found on his knife, This, however, turned out 40 be the blood of a' yak and not human blood. The man had rendered his "alo" and was returning! home and apparently was not. man who had attacked the Chines soldier. "The head of the militia was called in and, instead of ime radiately: recognizing the "ula and thereby exonerating the man +from all connection. with the rob-"ery, plainly told the authorities that! he did not know him. threw the people of Minya' up in arms not against the Chinese authfrities, but against. this Tibetan head 6f the frontier militia, The Tibetans came to town, laid their srrievance before the Border Ad: ministration and demanded vedros, Their threat to report the matter to Chéngin made people sit up, but the altair Tbushed up ti the present rupture took place.
The Tibetans now refuse to send ulng'* to town until the present Mead of the militia has been di missed and someone "appointed in his place. This, however, creates tremendous, difficulties and no out will be the cause of further trouble on the border, as the present head of the frontier militia has a tendency to swing sometimes towards China, and at other times towards the land of the lamas. The Tibetans have the pull and will not send their "lag" to town till the Erievance has been put right, There considerable trouble along the whole frontier and the. territory, ome' years ago subjugated by H.'B, Chao is now in a ferment for the rights of a freedom loving people. The Tibetans may not be inva fit condition to deforming thole affairs, but they have a strong Gesire to do 20. They accept and ju many places. appreciate Chinese rule, believing it very much better Than that of their own people and hey are also learning to show their ppioterance when that vale in just and unfair, CDN, SPROUL service Manila, Oct. 21.
Members of Manila's Chinese community are closely watching a controversy which has arisen here between the Chinese newspapers "Kong Li, Po" and "China Post.
The latest dispute resulted in an assault by a gang of 20 ruffians upon three editors and one reporter. of the "Kong Li Po." The victims charge that the attack stigated by the "China Post."
In an editorial published this morning, the Manila "Daily Bul-latin" (American) protests against the practice of the Chinese here is transplanting their Chinese political differences. to Manila, if such a move means gang warfare.
The "Bulletin" declares, in a news report, that a majority of the Chinese in Manila are anti-Nanking and that this attitude is responsible for their opposition to the "Kong Li -Deportation of all tong leaders has been demanded by the "Kong Li Po" as its latest gesture. Such measure has been near the point of action several times as a result of tong warfare in Manila.—United Press,
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