The piracy of the small steamer Tait plying between this port and /Huangkang on the north-east coast, involving the killing of four of the guards on board, which was reported. in your columns by telegram from Hongkong, has naturally caused considerable excitement and disquiet here; end along with many other happenings goes to show that the "pacification" of the region in the near neighbourhood of this port is far from complete, There is a region fon the coast between here and the city of Chinghai, within a few miles of the military headquarters, where there are nests of "communist bandits" which have not yet been cleared out, and they keep the wh neighbourhood in constant fear and unrest, There is still far too much sporadic attacking of villages and Kidnapping reported from various laces within easy reach of Swatow. Tt all seems to point to a weakness {fn the administration which ought to be more seriously dealt with,
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