is coming to pay us a visit in November, just before he hands over the reins of Office {to his successor. As loyal subjects, we shall all be pleased to see him, but what good pr will be served by' this belated visit, in return for the public money that will have to be expended, it is aot easy, to see. He will spend four days in Mandalay, and will hold a Durbar and see the sights, those that are still remaining to us unburnt, and will also be entertained on one day by the inhabitants of this city, probably at a Garden Party with Burmese boat-races in the Moat. The next Viceroy will certainly not be able to come till his term is nearly over, so that this pleasant trip seems likely to become settled as the final act of Viceroys in future. However, I suppose we must not grumble. Nature has relegated us to a corner, and all favours, however small, should make us thankful. into Burms goes on merrily, but it is becoming very doubtful if the game is-really worth the candle. The seizure of any considerable quantity means so large a reward—for the informer and arresting officer that information in important cases is generally forthcoming. The other day a seizure was made close to Mandalay of over 12,000 tolas of raw opium and over 8,000 tolas of opium oil into Mandalay by cart from the Shan tala i one rupee weight) all coming States. -The driver of the cart, and a Chinese, or Burma-Chinese woman, the wife-of a Mandalay Chinese, were' convicted of possessing it and each sentenced to one year's imprisonment with hard Labour, and the opium confiscated. From the proceedings it would appear that the woman was sent out to take over the opium, and bring it into Mandalay, when she was caught. This is playing it rather low down on the part of the real consignee, who was doubtless a Chinese, and whom one would like to seo serving his time in place of the unfortunate woman. Chinese
indefensible, but in & case like this I methods of dispensing justice are no doubt rather think that, in China, the punishment would have fallen upon the shoulders of the real culprit.
6th September.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.