Recently enacted police regulations have led, of course, to this prosecution of the bathing boy. But they even attack the bicycle hoy as well. "No "sanscullotte" will henceforth be allowed to ride a wheel anywhere within the limits of the city; and even jinricsha. men must wear foot gear of some kind. The jinricsha men comply with the letter of the law while evading its spirit by going about in straw waraji or! sandals, but as these are loosely fastened and often fall off. thy poor coolie often falls into the hands of the police and has to pay a fine. Speaking of jinricsha coolies in connection with this question Iam reminded of an appropriate story Rbich has appeared in " Japanese paper, and which I shall Lot the Japanese paper lered and confounded that he went away, his sabre draggling between his legs "ko che tail of a whipped dog.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.