(From the Foochow Daily Echo of 3rd inst.)
There was sad occurrence in the city a few days ago. Three young boys arranged together to have a game at suicide. They tied rope to the end of a pole and made ip: knot in it, through which one of the having first got of 'Then-he feigned to ged himself, In their play, one the''othet boys innocently pulled the stool from under him and in another minute their' playmate was' hanging dead. Unaware of what lad acc they were acting the part of the rents, weep \d wailing, ni ved blood issuing from the nose of the hanging body. In a terrible fright they ran home to tell whut had happened. The parents hurried to the spot but of course arrived too late, The lads had overheard the story of & real case of suicide, and thought it Mire make a novel game.
said that the Viceroy on. paying mie" official calls the other day, was ton hed at the costliness of the orna-"Inentation of some Of the yamens, especially thut of the Provincial Judge.. He took the opportunity of remarking that the officials Boushows mast be holding very pealitale posts, judging from' their style of living, for a Viceroy's means did not permit of his dying as much. H.E.'s words were not with-Gut effect: hare has been a great deal, of of much that was beautiful going in host of the officials' residences. upon by. His Excellency. He could not catly dryates woreikewiie reniarked help thinking, he said, that money. must be come by dishonestly to allow of their dressing us they did. The only official whose mode of life was approved of H.E, was the Salt Commissioner, whose unions on such matters coincide with ja.own; namely, that, though an official, sone should live'in accordance with the "ullowauce made by the government.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.