Interior Szechuen, July 8.
Serious trouble is now reported along the Tibetan frontier. For some considerable time the Tibetans round Litang, 'Kanze and Dawe have been living' the local Chinese magistrates an Uncomfortable experience. When the 'Tibetan likes Ihe can be very obstreperous and when" the Chatrin nomads begin to move they are a wild, Iawless, truculent bunch, Some ays' ago they came down on Litang, killed Colonel Kang and a number of, Chinese soldiers, and moved off again into their wild mountains.
The Tibetans in other parts are beginning to sur and trouble Is also reported from Kanzeand Dawe along the north Lhasa road. Apparently some of the Chinese magistrates have not taken into consideration the terrible hardships which the Tibetans suffered at the hands of the Communists last year and have started pressing the poor people to pay taxes and render' public service. The Tibetans have petitioned again and again and besought the Chinese authorities {o remit all taxes and ser-vee till they once again get on their feet, but this the Chinese magistrates have refused to do.
Consequently the Tibetans finding no redress have revolted and defied the Chinese authorities.
"The situation Is not quite so' seri ous at Kanze, but it is bad enough fat Dawe, and very serious at Litang. 'Unfortunately the Chinese magistrates' tenure of office in the interior of Sikang Insts from six months 10 tone year so he must during that time make all the money he possibly can, and to do so he oppresses the poor Very few oftials held ofthe fe good and Nanking ho: done Its best to remove these men without very much success.
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