A short time since, in Wuchou, street which was made up of privat dwellings was looted, and many things of value carried off. As the street was a comparatively unimportant one wh wives of mon lived and their children, it was feared that all hope of arresting the robbers would have to be abandoned. On Now Year's Day, however, some of these women, as is the way of the Chinese at that season of the year, wont to worship at one of the popular temples, and also, as usual, they were attired in all their finery. As they were passing one of the local police-stations, some of the soldiers came out at the door to look at them, and to make some rude remarks, Among those who were standing at the door of the station was a face which one of the women recognised as one of the time. When worship was concluded and thieves, though she said nothing at the
the worshippers had returned home she laid her suspicions before some re-hours, with the result tack was made on the police-station in question, and it was found that the robbers were the very police who were appointed to guard the property which was stolen. Hight of them were recognised, and without doubt they will be dealt with according to the manner of the Chinese mandarins when their ideas of justice have been outraged, and when they wish to pose as specially honest before the people.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.