Anking, Feb, 15.
For some months Anking has re-Jjoiced in the presence of the Gov-ferner-General, Liu Chen-hwa, who, returning from bandit suppression jin Honan, has been here since the autumn. He patterns himself some-(what after Feng Vu-hsiang, dresses simply, goes out among incognito to find out their condition, jand rules with a rod of iron. Some years ago he went on a tour around the world eastward, stopped in most of the countries of Europe and 'America, but stayed little of the time. in cities, going out into the country among the people to find lout the real conditions, 'Some weeks ago, he' "put on the spot" the head of the criminal forces in the city. The jubilant, about it, but the judiciary fare said to feel' that it was done hurriedly, without due process, of Taw. The man is said to have had thousand followers and so. much {nfluence that, had the Governor delayed his execution one day, "he would not have been able to carry
have run a news agency and to have out, "The man is supposed to used it for blackmail, cee ey where the drug is sold Jopenly and where licensed smokers: Jean smoke it should desire. All smokers, must take ott licences land, after doing so, are privileged
lone Szechuan and one better—prob-to Bay opium. "iw kinds are sold ably Indian opium. The people! surmise that this licimsing is for ithe better control" of the traffic should the authorities Inter wish to control or stamp it out.
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