A Hunan man, named Liu, keeps opium shop inn the village of Hainan, Chinkinng, and clandestinely sells strips red cloth at the price of 660 cash per strip. He promises that. the holder piece of cloth will not be injured and that no lated #7 *killed in magic ani witchcraft, the have Chinamen dared noc refuse, and, fearing to patrol the Yangtze river in disguise, commissioned an expectant Taota, to come into contact with such terrible beings, is dressed like n common trader and has a gave them " separate apartment. Every-fast boat heavily armed end containing a went on quietly for a while. Then strong crew. His mission is to obtain Malays began to absent themselves secret information and to watch the floating from dusk till long past midnight. The jon on the wat innate s of the Chinese were again The Wuchang authorities have received rou ud they accordingly set a watch on a communication from the Nanking Viceroy theirunwelcomeguests. Only too wellfoundrequesting their assistance in capturing did their suspicions prove. The Malays certain lenders of the Kuluo Hui said to be came out of their roo, looked furtively round, seemed to suspect nothing, rolled in, hiding in Hankow or Wuchang. The Kianghia magistrate with a strong body of together on the ground and transformed troops made the capture as desired, while themselves into two large and fierce tigers, the Hanyang magistrate also made Their eyes were like lanterns shi forth aero The affair was managed with the 1 the inky blackness, their manes fluttered jin the avenin; breeze, their tails lashed utmost secrecy, and it is reported that the prisoners are to be sent to Nanking, and their bodies with rapid and furious strokes, that they are men of importance in the they pawed the ground, they growled and Society. then sped away like lightning into the 'A petty military mandarin was purchasing fralf dead with fright, but soon recovered loom, 'The watch>rs fell to the ground some crabs and was arguing abut the price en rowdy interfered, As the Wuchang their senses and decided to watch for the Malays' return, The midnight hour came, this class of people, the guards were called Viceroy lias ised, proclamations ayaiuat and in the dim distance four lights seemed and the rowdy, whose name is Yi, war to be advancing, and arrested. When before the magistrate Yit the forest were in sigh it gave very conflicting accounts of himself. harm will come to hia family. Ignorant in a weary but contented A search warrant was made out and Yii people are led to believe in him and buy huge bodies shook as they sent forth loud premises were overhauled. A little book, with great avidity. The authorities have roars, They rolled on their backs and i containing over 200 names of members of now seized him, During his examination, the twinkling of an eye they were the Kulao Society, was found, and Yii waa Liu denied all connection with any secret Malays with serene smiles overs pre: sent for trial. society, and said he carried on this strange their countenances. The two Chinese business simply with an eye to the profits partners held " lung consultation, suld their that could be made. Torture did not ex. store to the first man who made an offer, A female prisoner has been executed "by tract an ion, and he was sent ud retook themselves to another place, dering ber husband in cold blood, the lingering process in Nganking for mvurup for trial.
'A Chinkiang Chinyman bought some A floating body was lately found on the medicine from " druggist, but after taking A patrolling deputy heard that there Pootung shore, As the tipa discov ered it, he found he was worse than before. were a quantity of are in gunsmith's that a rope of hemp was bound round, the Ho then proceeded to the shop, pulled shop, and one night, armed with a warrant, body and attached to its feet he rey.orted down the signboard, broke it and smashed he made a thorough search of the premi the matter to the magistrate, and an Daquest everything wi Of course the Over twenty rifles and a similar quantity ill be held. shop. people The great exertion of revolvers and boree-pistols were foun The Tientsin Customs authorities lately and fury brought on a free perspiration, The gunsmith was summoned and readily received a telegram informing thei that a and the belligerent patient, who was appeared, He stated that the rifles and certain vessel had a quantity of arms on ly troubled with a bad cold, di revolvers were sent to him for repair by board. When the vessel arrived in port covered, much to his surprise, that he fel some soldiers of a certain camp. The mathe tidewaiters were most diligent in their better. ' By this time a dense crowd had gistrate detained the arms to be claimed arch for the contraband goods, but in gathered in front of the shop, cutting off by the commander of the camp and warned in. Whether the telegram was a bogus all retreat for the now thoroughly embar-the gunsmith to be careful in rendering one, sent to throw the Customs staff off the rassed man, He had not " leg to stand his services to persons unknown to him, real scent, or whether the arms were sv on, and had to apologise and make good A well dressed young man attempted to securely concealed as to defy all efforts to the damage done, commit suicide in Canton by leaping into discover them it is impossible to decide.
Outside the south gate ut Tungchow the river, but the bystanders rescued him, Itis reported that arms have frequently there is a hole, very deep and very dark. When he came to his senses and found 'A daring Chinamaa lately undertook to that he was stil in this world he drew been smuggled in the coal bunkers or in the water tanks or in reservoirs made between explore it, Firat he found the passage too penknife and cut his own throat. The the frames. There is always some way of narrow to allow him to walk comfortably, wound bled freely but was not mortal, smuggling when the trade in the article is but further on it grew wider and wider, He was then taken to the hospital. while at the same time a faint streak of In a fight between some gamblers and Excessive ud flights of locusts light could be discerned. On he toiled villagers in the suburbs of Sungkiang a have played such havoc with this year's till he reached crop in the seven districts of Tientsin that middle stood a large coffin painted a beauti- tipao had his head large, chamber, In the man was literally cut to pieces and the broken. deputation of farmers petitioned the ful red colour, with a huge iron hook at; Several rioters have been apprehended Tientsin prefect to remit the tithes. His each of the four corners. On either side were in Ichang, one of whom had alarge amount Honour has made a tour of inspection of placed tive large leather casks filled with of silver on his person. Through these the reported famine-stricken districts, and vil. A lamp giving faint light floated in men most likely the leaders will be dis-euch cask on top of the oil. "He raised the covered. They. no doubt, have made found the people were indeed in a sorrow. fal plight, What steps will be taken are wick in each lamp and radiant light shone, themselves scarce long ago. not yet known. forth. Something on the ground, at that A pleasure boat at Soochow was entered During a rush over a floating bridge at instant, attracted his attention, and pick- and rubbed by river thieves. A teacher Chinkiang five persons fell into the river ing it up he found it was a piece of wood ' of gymnastics saw what was going op, and were drowned. ithout permission.
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