Until recently about 8 o'clock it was a nightly occurrence for the electric lights to fail, resulting in scrambles and free fights at many of the gambling tables. These houses now keep oil lamps burning, so' that now we are not bothered so much with the failing of the electric lights. A fuji coolie of the Water Police was stabbed to death some: little time ago outside a gambling house, where the body- remained for three days partly blocking the main thoroughfare. Only a week previous this unfortunate man was seen Officiating with a bamboo cane on the bare back of a thief and a prisoner, who in turn was compelled by the aid of the bamboo to hammer with one hand on a large gong, held in the other, announcing to all.with the aid of a printed card fixed above his head as to who and what he was. It 1s said no arrests have been made in this brutal case,
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