'The correspondent says, "Ma was was a man of 48 years of age, 'The natives of the district had given him the name of 'Goodman Ma' 80 presumably, he had been "in the habit of distributing Inrgesse to the! poor. He was also styled "Old! Buddha' and 'Old Father.' His wife had the title of Old. Mother. He was closely guarded by a power-{ul body of picked men and many people who had been in the ncighbourhood for years had never caught a glimpse of him. But those who. had been interned in the stronghold say that he was a big man and. distinguished looking. He had a saw moustache end whiskers that, fell down over his breast, flashed a3 he looked at you a Tis wits, at either side, were bulging muscles on which were written, say, the characters for the forbidden city in Peking. He had. four cabinet ministers and six Boards. There was an audience chamber and residence for the com-wander of the Imparial guard. The country people say thet, even when the provincial soldiers were already within the walls of the stronghold, 'Ma was soon to leave escorted by 9 mounted troop, the lender of which carried a huge' yellow (the imperial colour)banner. At the head of the Procession wore the decorated carts ceawn by four horses. These were followed by a riesha covered with ved satin and lined with green. Four armed men walked beside each of those vehicles and when they came to a rut in the road the four en lifted the ricsha across the obstruction. 'The eavaleado halted foy lunch at a wayside group of trdes and the attendants presented food on their' knees to the fallen Pretender and his consorts,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.