Quite recently a man suspected iboing a robber was severely fi in this city to make him confess; {that failing, he was twice otherwise tortured until he confessed, to avoid Imore; then he was beheaded. With fall the big talk about the Iaws of now brought into line fave sti in a provincial capital. The explanation seers, be that the old barbarous idea that. frevded as still binding. Bat it is big blot on the administration and Jought to be at once done away with [St course, another blot needs to be got rid of, and that is the "Taking" Jot evidence in order to prove guilty fany against. whom the' authorities fmican to punish. This is not imagin-jury by any. iweens, Money and influence are stil potent, in this rovinee at any rate. een the matter up. serio the. "'Chinese Authorities.
Consul-General at Hankow has' intere Elewed both the Director of the Public matier had ret this part $5,000,000 which it would realise) Seay we eet nae ent gee spa [superimposed on that already collected from coal dealers. It comes ito about $4 a ton, which, grossing ate hae aod thing else makes the total in taxes Min-kai, Provincial Treasurer, was "You may rest ensured that Sir Miles Lanipson will continue to do. every" thing in his power $0 obtain satisfac Hon from the Chinese Authorities. mal A the oralers, happy, hok points have about stopped. If the Fifty thousand tons a month are
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