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Peking to Lhasa : vol.1 | |
北京からラサへ : vol.1 |
LAN-CHOW TO TANGAR 97
as much money as possible out of the venture
was tacked on, and the result was that they
swallowed up all the profit and the mine had to
be closed down.
By the Chinese officials also Pereira was
hospitably entertained in Lan-chow. The Postal
Commissioner, Mr. Chan-bu-to, he describes as
belonging to the very small number of really
honest Chinese officials. The Military Governor,
Lu Hung-tao, he found to be a nice easygoing
official of the old school who did not trouble
much about political affairs. He was handi-
capped by having no money, as his predecessor
had cleared the Kansu bank and got away with all the money in 1921. The Civil Governor, Pen-
lung-Kao, a Chihli man, was much more energetic.
The Peking Government, wishing to appoint him
to the post but fearing that if they sent him at
once as Civil Governor the local people would
refuse to accept him, sent him first as Opium
Inspector. The plan worked well, as he waited
till he was firmly fixed in office and then declared
himself Civil Governor.
Jen-chien, the Taoyin-Hsui, was reported to
be absolutely honest and a poor man in conse-
quence. When he was asked by his superiors
what reforms he advised he boldly replied that
all Provincial Treasurers should be foreigners
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a bold suggestion for a Chinese official to make.
The police magistrate was a fat little man of not
much enterprise. The police force of the city
numbered three hundred and were a slovenly,
useless lot of men. The Military Governor gave
Pereira and other European guests an excellent and
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