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​ပြောင်း​ခင်း​အနီး​မှ ဗြိတိသျှ စစ်သား​တို့​အား​ ​တွေ့​ရစဉ်။

“It will be understood from this how great is the difficulty of carrying out any military operations against the Dacoits while the crops are standing, which is during the cold season, i.e., from November up to about the end of February. They approach under cover of these and make their raids, and if pursued, they fire a few shots and quickly regain their cover, where it is impossible to track them out, even cavalry being perfectly useless for that purpose. The grain is a kind of millet, called “Jowarree” in India, and growing 12 or 14 feet high. It is grown here in large quantities as fodder for the cattle and ponies.”