Captain O'Donnell concluded his report on the results of the operations with a notice of Lieutenant W. Hawker, of the Hants Regiment. "He was spiked through the thigh while gallantly leading his men in a charge at Mukton on the 15th of March, 1889. He was attached to the Mogaung Levy for these operations. He was senior to Lieutenant Benson, and might have taken command of the levy from that officer." But he showed "a sincere spirit in the welfare of the service" in refusing to supersede Lieutenant Benson, who belonged to the Indian Army and knew the men and their language. "He volunteered to take charge of the transport on the line of march, and this he did until Captain Macdonald was wounded. He was commanding the Hants men when he received his death-wound." FOOTNOTES: [41] A lesson enforced by many examples in Upper Burma was that until a country in the process of annexation can be held permanently, it is useless and sometimes cruel to occupy it and leave it after a time. The following is taken from a report on the Ava district: "Myotha is a large village which had previously welcomed and aided British detachments, and had as a consequence been plundered by the rebels on their departure. Most of the inhabitants were in hiding in the jungles; they came in on hearing of the arrival of the troops, but were much distressed at their leaving." [42] _Vide_ a short account of the expedition to the jade mines by Major C. H. E. Adamson, C.I.E., Deputy Commissioner of Bhamo (J. Bell & Co., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1889). [43] Colonel Hugh O'Donnell, D.S.O. He raised the Mogaung Levy, and served all through the Burma business, 1886-91, and did excellent work. [44] Colonel Charles Prideaux Triscott, R.A., C.B., D.S.O. [45] Present population something under 3,000. The Myit Kyina Railway has a station at Mogaung. [46] At some places the grass had to be trodden down by marching the men backwards and forwards. [47] This was not a mere suspicion. He was marked down and assassinated soon after this (_vide_ p. 264). [48] It must be remembered that we had not a spare man in these years; while the overworked civil staff, especially the best of them, were often disabled by sickness and compelled to leave. [49] { Capt. Macdonald. Hants Regiment--51 rifles { { Lieut. Richards. Mountain Battery } } 2 guns, Capt. Fuller, R.A. No. 2 Bengal } 320 Mogaung Levy { Lieut. Benson, Munster Fusiliers, Commanding. (Gurkhas and { Lieut. Hawker, Hants Regiment. Sikhs) { Lieut. Manning, South Wales Borderers. Mr. Crowther, Inspector of Police. Lieut. Clements, Staff Officer. Lieut. Eliott, Assistant Commissioner, Political Officer. Col. Cronin, Senior Medical Officer. Mr. Ogle, India Survey Department.