We hear of an unpleasant in occurred to a'party of excursionists on Saturday Inst, in this neighbourhood. Most of our readers know the small creek nearly opposite Tung-ka-doo, which runs to the back of the Pootung promontory, As it i pleasantly wooded and rather as creeks go in this charming hood, it was cho cussion, A gentleman and two ladies, leaving their house-boat at the entrance, pulled up it for some distance in a light row boat, and selecting what appeared to 'a quiet spot, moored away from the had luncheon. A number of gradually collected, and bye and an to yell in away which very naturally made he Indies so nervous that a removal was resolved on, At the moment, er, the children, who are often the ators of trouble in China, began to throw stones, some of which were warded off by the ayuing, but number of which fell in the boat. It being rather low water, the boat was completely dominated from the banks, and the position was pleasant, Moreover, short distance -below, which had to. be passed-to gain the mouth of and which -afforded a very opportunity to the ston foreigner appealed to 50 1 of the bystanders, by, motions, to interfere and check the children, -but was grovted only by laughter." Very fortunately, however, gentleman who was to the party was now seen approaching the bank, followed by two of he having been obliged boat account and on seeing away. With their customary cowardice, they had enjoyed pelting the party in the boat, who were: perfectly helpless; but had ire to encounter others who were similarly embarrassed, ter was laid before Mr. Daven-.B.M.'e Acting-Consul, and by hi gentlemen visited the seen of the occurrence yesterday, havi them Sergeant Yeomaus and -a native detective of the Municipal police; when sufficient "evidence of the locality, the name of the tipao, &., was, we belie collected, for the authorities to take action upon, We sincerely hope that exemplary punishment will be meted out to the subjected to annoyance a does not appear to have been any deliberate intention to do injury in the present case, but simply. gross i going to the length of atone-throwing by the children, which the by: atanders encouraged instead of hindering. The former deserve to be well flogged, and
faisdoeda. "No owe "who "has walked ously responsible for encouraging their their seniors. tobe held mare seri in the country round Shanghai, can have failed to hear the complimentary "epithets of Lalee-loong, E-ning, &e., with which the children salute him, quite unchecked by their parents. One' devs not like to resent the impertinence, for fear of bringing on a row; otherwise it would probably tend to check the practice if one of the offenders were carried off to Shanghai, and the Mixed Court magistrate were asked to hold the parents responsible when they came to claim their offspring. Children are always apt to be impertinent, but they could very easily be restrained by a word from their elders.
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