Hupao, A woman living in the Sinza village to the City Magistrate that her husband has, in company with a tipao, complained died of injuries caused by a man named Yii, A coroner's inquest was held, but after a thorough examination of the dead body no marks of violence denoting external or internal injury were found. The Mugi strate found that death was caused by illness, whereupon the complainant "with some twenty other women caused a disturbance and insisted upon the Magiatra punishing her husband's alleged murderer, he Magistrate asked her to point out the wounds or marks of violence. She failed to do so but continued making her demande, Consequently she and four other women were arrested for contempt of court, A jest has been held upon the body of the prisoner, under sentence of death, who died in the Shanghai Magistrate's yamen, by the Magistrate of the Whating istrict deputed by the Protect of Sungkiang. The verdict was death from fever and confinement."
The District Magistrate of Nanking is repairing the city walls, Proclamations are posted about the streets warning the people not to block up the roads which lead to the walls wit workmen on the top of the walls a cautioned against throwing down' bricks recklessly, so as to endanger the lives and property of the inhabitants round about the base of the walls, In the northern part of Formosa rain together with mountain. torrents: washed away the railroad track to the extent several hundred feet under the Lion's Hill. The road is blocked and traffic i temporarily suspended. Reparing parties are out in force. The damage will be repaired in a few days.
uring the heavy storm which swept over Ningpo four fishing june were capsized and eleven lives were lost,
yamen at Chien Helen were lately found The runners of the District Magistrate's to have made a small wooden cage inside the yamen prison as a means of extorting money. Prisoners who declined to pay neezes, were placed inside the cage, where they spent very. uncomfortable hours. The cage is so constructed that it unfu: tunate occupant can neither stand, nor lie down, 'The Magistrate' has been called tu this outrage. and it: ie hoped it will suen be done away with.
The District Magistrate of Shanghai.has ordered the runners and tipao to: survey the pieces of grounds used by the.gamblers in Hongkew and to make a thab of the same for his examination.
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