A gross and shameless instance of this ancient custom-of-the-country occurred up here a week or two ago. A dirty swashbuckler in_a military coat boarded the boat of the Rev. F. L. Norris of the Church of England Mission, and after rooking the poor boatmen proceeded to play Captain jobadil on Mr. Norris. he reverend gentleman is a muscular Christian and an old Winchester prefect to boot; he could have pounded the ruttian into a jelly and doubtless would have liked to indulge his old Adam to this extent; he however forbore, confined his resistance to a firm refusal to disburse a single cash, and then calmly took the penalty, a physical one. Making sure of the bully's identification he at once came down to Tientsin and reported the matter to Mr. Brenan, The result will probably be very satisfactory to everybody except the soldier: for under the new réyime at Peking these matters are attended to.
"'Daybreak's" recent reference to the clerical-looking gentleman from Tientsin (with his twenty parson power) has whetted We cannot guess whom your waggish observer meant. Of the three gentlemen who owned Orlaule only one could possibly be in Shanghai—for another is in Bedford and the third in Heaven—and he was, while in the profane North, most unclerical-like in gait and beech. Perhaps the solemnities of Shanghai and the Odes of Horace have ensured his conversion; we really hope another good man has not gone wrong: we are rather willing to believe that Daybreak Tad a head' that day and was lose spry than usual, Your genial and witty prophet's criticisms are much enjoyed by our local sports; and his identity is as often discussed' as that of our own undiscovered man-behind-the-grave.
We are to have races on or about Novem ber 23rd, 24th, 25th; a bold decision on the part of our stewards, for the course is now just awash with flood water, if not still under it. Training has begun on the roads outside the settlement.
The autumnal Lawn Temis handicap has not produced such good sport ay usual. The issue now lies between Messrs. McLeish and Hughes, both from scratch.
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