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to the Shiniong river; communications on tour; authority of chief of Chi |
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5/12/1926 To the Shiniong, about six miles, leaving the signaller and a small escort behind to warn the station on Piyongkong to close down and go back to Mokokchung. This station has been a great success and the night at the Yangnyu has been the only one on the whole tour that we have not been in signalling communication. |
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At the camp on the Shiniong, cleared by Sengha, Chi came in with salamis as usual. This village has a tradition of friendship with Government dating back to our first acquaintance with it over 50 years ago. The chief of Chi exercises authority over a large group of dependent villages, and his influence is most valuable across the frontier here. |
