To the Editor of the Nogrs-Cams Day News.
Siz,—With reference to your paragraph on this subject it may be well to assure your readers,—first, that no British subject, Wherever born, has ever had any the road for the process came five Chinamen who the Goddess, and carried heavy: ino burners, Each man's right arm was bared, and extended by means of a bar, one.end of which rested on his right hip while the other and was held in hand. At one end of the atring at tached to the burner were ten h which were passed though the his arm between the elbow and hand, 20 that the whole weight: was supported in this manner, while the man's skin was pulled away from his flesh. These five men must have suffered a great deal, but they did not show any signs of After thes came the ropresontatives of the Chinese guilds. the Chinese have 360 trades, that one for each day of the Chinese your. Then came men on ponies followed by two large flags, and tablets; then a niagnificent three flounced ' Myriud People Um-lirella" with the names of the donors in silver letters; behind this was an official card-tray borne by two mon, and behind it with umbrella, lamps, " tiger-head boards," and tablets, Immediately in rear came a group of children senting the Eight Immortals mythology. The principal god: the God of Fire, were also Men in mandant I poi and then came a succession of portable stands, of rich gilt and Ningpo carved work, some containing flowers and other 'More music, and children, roprowere behind these, with gorgeous' banners and gold embroidered umbrellas with five tables, on one of which was a "golden
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