Some time ago a stranger passing through the city of Ch'ichou broke the paper souls closing the doors of a house ut imi-fame. When asked how he dared to do such an act he replied thas he was a meu-ber of the Imperial family. The selistyled prince was taken to Wuchang and examined by a Manchu officer in the Military School. When asked his name he replied The fifth under heaven," and furthermore stated that he was a youn: brother of the present Empat. He was then handed over to the Chief Constable of the district. Whilst there he told two men who attended him that he dismissed the Chianghsia (Wuchang) hsien from office. The chief constable, however, trented him kindly and is said to have given him a fur robe. When asked why he thus treated his prisoner he said that some time ago he had business in Peki and riding through the streets collided with a carriage. In the collision the thumb ring one of those riding in the carriage was broken and the owner angrily demanded the constable to make good the loss. Whilst voices were high a man came up who told the constable to go on his way. The men in the carriage innnediately desisted from grumbling and allowed him to go. The chief constable says that in his present prisoner he 1 coxnises his former benefactor, and beau of his past kindness he is hound to treat him well. Soon after this a_ mi mandarin came upon the scene, and it was quite true.the man was really one the Chinese Imperial family. The
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