Public buildings are much in dence in this city. The latest adi tions are the spacious Law Courts fand the Detention Ward in the adjoining compound beneath the City Hall. "The buildings are a great improvement when contrasted with the old ramshackle structures that did! duty for decades or centuries.
The lot of the gambler or lottery ticket purchaser is not always smooth, This year a husband and wife in comfortable" circumstances won lottery prizes. 'The man became elated over the event that he became a mental case and is now undergoing treatment in' Shanghai, having spent more than $1,500. in. effecting a cure. Remorse and anxlety has Taid siege to the heart the wife and she lies on a sick bed.
Good progress has been made in the erection of the long trame pier at Nanhsing Chiao which connects with Halhsing. It is said the pier will be completed by August 1. Large wooden
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