Rupees are also current, and at this time were equivalent to 400 cash--the tael at the same time being worth 1260 cash.

Every 10 taels, costing me _30s._ in Shanghai, I could exchange in Tengyueh for 31 rupees.

Rupees are the chief silver currency west from Tengyueh into Burma.
On May 31st I had given instructions that we were to leave early, but my men, who did not sleep in the telegraph compound, were late in coming.
To still further delay me, at the time of leaving no escort had made its appearance.

I did not wait for it.

We marched out of the town unaccompanied, and were among the tombstones on the rise overlooking the town when the escort hurriedly overtook us.