The weather here during the last two days has been deliciously cool, " welcome change after the oppressive heat of the previous week. So far the up-river scares have not reached this port and we are basking in the full enjoyment of peace and goodwill, so far as foreigners are concerned, though the natives had a little rompus of their own the other day that might easily have led to serious results had it not been promptly put down, It arose out of an attempt at imposture on a Japanese tradesman by a coolie who appears to have found a bill dropped by the former, and presented it for payment at his shop. "An altercation arose, and the "Jap" becoming angry the nudnoity of such n Almay imposters "chucked" the coolie out. A little latera small crowd assembled outside the Japanese shop and commenced to annoy its occupants by throwing filth into the verandah and through the windows. This continued until late ut night, and the following morning crowd again assembled armed with bamboos and stones and commenced to break the windows and doors of the Japanese house, The Japs, sticks in hand, held the doors of their house pluckily, and there can be no doubt prevented it being looted by the crow ealingouthearty blows right and left and keeping their domicile intact. One of the Chinamen lost an ear in the "scrum hut the plucky little Japs being nearly fatigued and overborne with numbers wore on the point of giving way, when Mr, Perkins the Consul's constable arrived, and by dint of hard knocks and strong Saxon succeeded in dispersing the crowd and raising the siege, just as some qwonén runners came up and nade an arrest This ended the business; and the case will be dealt with by the local officials, admirable and electively showed the The conduct of the little Japanese was
superiority of the race, THE ' Esk," which hasbeen with us for the Inst ten days, leaves on Friday for Kiukiang, relieved here by the Redpole, expected to-morrow. 'A cricket match between teams of the gunboat and the residents was played on the 13th, and ended in a crushing defeat for the sailors who say they are only beaten, not vanquished, and promise to return to the attack after practice with their newly formed team,
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