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During his prolonged stay in Kwel-'Show: in -the spring of 1035, Gen. Chiang Kai-shek heard of the lawless conditions which chad prevailed for a very long time in the large hsien Gisiriet of Welning where men, Styling themselves "tui chang," "twen chang" and similar grades, having rifles and other weapons in their which, possession, enrolled young men, often Using compulsion, as followers, paid larger or smaller sums to the' hsien authorities and terrorized the country-
Evidently the many nation-wide problems occupying his attention have not allowed to let the matter be forgotten, for information comes to hand that the Government author!- les are now rounding-up these troublers of the peace, foreing all to surrender. their "weapons, arresting the men, executing some and keeping others under lock and key.
This is a great relief to all 1aw-abiding people, who are earnestly hoping that the purge will be a thorough one, and not merely a "flash in the pan," as has been so often the case inthe past.
This good work Is being accompanied by attempts to compel the Miao, Nosu and other tribes abandon their tribal dress and customs, their women being required to cut their hair short, One wonders What special virtue there is in this modern craze,
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