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မြန်မာဘုရင် သီ​ပေါမင်း​၏ ကိုယ်ရံ​တော် တပ်ဖွဲ့​ဝင်များ​အား​ ​တွေ့​ရစဉ်။

“Their appearance was not prepossessing. Since then, for the most part, they have become ‘Dacoits.’ During the King’s time they received pay from the Government, or at all events were supposed to do so, and if they at times found themselves without their monthly allowance, they helped themselves where they could and no one objected. On our arriving and taking over the management of the country they were all turned adrift; they no longer received pay, and they were no longer allowed to help themselves, so, having no means of earning an honest livelihood, they naturally turned Dacoits and were ready to form the bands of so-called “rebels” with whom we now have to deal.”