The Warwickshire Herald. — 1888-05-24 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

OUR TROUBLES IN BURMAH.  General Low (says the Times correspondent at Rangoon) has his hands full of work in Upper Burmah. It is uncertain whether the Chins have retreated to the mountains or still occupy the plains behind Indin and Gungaw. It is now believed that the number of the Chins who raided into British territory was exaggerated in the original reports. The escape of the Kale Tsawbwa saves the Government from the necessity of sending an expedition into the Chin Hills to rescue him, which might have proved a very difficult task. When the Chins, however, discover that they have been deluded by the Tsawbwa, and that he has no intention of aiding them, fresh raids into his territory will certainly be made. It will be necessary to occupy the Kale territory with troops or military police. The Kale Tsawbwa is now at Indin and urgently asks for help. He reports that a strong body of Chins is at Chengaing, with the so-called Gyobin Prince. This pretender was employed recently as a vaccinator and assistant in the Goverment dispensary in Lower Burmah. The reinforcements despatched by General Low to the Chindwin valley have advanced rapidly. Major Gleig's column, consisting of 100 men of the Cheshire Regiment,no of the military police, and two guns, has arrived in Kaleiva. They expect to meet further reinforcements of military police, sent from the Kobe valley, at Kalaing. The second column,under Captain Noel, of the Rifle Brigade, is advancing on Gungaw. _ . .  Fr; eh disturbances have octal- reed bathe Shan Sta- tee. Colonel Sartorius, of the 3rd Beluchees, has achieved an important success by capturing Wockmatu, the rebel Tsawbwa of Nlone, in his palace. Colonel Sartorius left Fort Stedman with a small column for Mone in order to oust Wockmatu, who had expelled our willowy. The column advanced with great rapidity °r,r very difficult roads. When within nine miles of Mine, Colonel Sartorius, before daybreak and during a heavy rain-storm, accompanied by Lieutenant Fowler. seven soldiers, and Mr. Scott, ASSilltant-Conitmpsioner, galloped up to Mone. They got round the town before laybrealt, entering it from the south, the side opposite to that on which the column was advancing. The surprise was complete. They rushed into the palace inclusure, cut down the guard, killing seven men and capturing the Tsawbwa. Mone is now held by 0111 troops. Mainloung, another Slian State, held by Myosa, a nominee of our vassal, tle Thetbaw Tsawitsva, is menaced by the Clnoingwa Prince, mho has assembled a considerable gathering on the borders of Momeit. The Theebitw Tsawbwa is preparing to resist the Choungwa Prince, and troops will be sent to his assistance. A column is being organised at Iffiamo.to punish the Toungk n Tsawbwa for his recent raid into our territory. Ile murdered two women and carried off IN women from the village of Tsenbo. The Tsawbwa resides in a stronglystockaded village 20 miles from Tsenbo. Intelligence having reached Tounghisi that the dacoits weditated attacking and burning Myohla, a station on the newly-opened section of the Tounghoo-Mandalay line, a detachment of lot) soldiers has been sent to garrison the station. small Hying column has been sent frem Thayetmyo to scour the country to the northward, where the daeoits have reappeared. lii Nlinbu Inspector Locke.with the military police, has had an "ob-tinate encounter with a large gang of dacoits under llohto. The tight lasted two -hours, and dacoits were killed, several were wounded, and some arms were captured. Three fiolicemen were wounded. The Tsagain and Shwebo districts are disturbed by dacoits. In Myadoung and Tsagain cases are reported in which the villagers,who have not yel been disarmed. resisted and repulsed the dacoits.