He was warned against permitting Hkam Leng to enter his township, and ordered to send speedy information to Bhamo if he should reappear.
The advent of the British cut the weak bonds by which the hill people had been held, and the appearance of Saw Yan Naing and Hkam Leng as active opponents of the foreign invaders gave them a rallying-point.
Early in 1886 one Hkam Leng came to the Deputy Commissioner of the Bhamo district which touches Mong Leng on the south, and claimed to be recognized as the chief of both Mong Leng and Mong Mit.
He lurked for the most part in the Kachin Hills to the east of the Mong Leng country, and was frequently in the villages along the upper reaches of the Sinkan.
News was now received that Hkam Leng was in hiding in Sumput, a village north of the Shweli.
Early in 1889 reports came in from Bhamo and other sources that Saw Yan Naing and Hkam Leng had agreed to unite forces and make simultaneous attacks on various points in the north.
It was ascertained that this rising had been organized by Hkam Lengand Saw Yan Naing.
On the left bank of the river the Shan States of Mohlaing and Mongmit were disturbed by the raids of Hkam Leng (vide Chapter XX.
Several small expeditions had to be made against him; and the southern border of the Bhamo district, as well as the Mong Lengcountry and the Kachins in all the hills about, were kept in a restless state.
Hkam Leng retired to his Kachin wife and allies in the hills.
As it was found impossible to reconcile him, Hkam Leng was outlawed and the Mong Leng country partitioned.
Leng had the look of a camp, or rather it might be thought that some petty diet was in session there.
I said also, because in Leng I saw many nobles who escaped before the Swedes; and as to me, if all were to serve them as much as I wish to serve them, I think they would not warm the places here long.
To explain this would be indeed a long story," said Leng Tzu-hsing.
Miss Leng was summoned, and when writing materials had been produced, as usual on such occasions, Mr. Sung was asked to favour the company with a sonnet.
We are thus obliged to fall back on the reports of Mr. Leng and other native Christian teachers.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "leng" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
