Anyhow, the two officers accom~ panied by' two Japanese proceeded fo Colonel Spear's cell. 'The conversation, however, was purely perfunetory and dealt solely with his personal condition, For as soon as they centered the' room, the first question hho put to his visitors was, what steps M, government were taking for his release; whereupon he was told that these matters could not be discussed, The medical examination was in so far satisfactory, as that it showed that Colonel Spear was not suffering from any disease and, except for not unnatural signs of the nervous strain under which he wus living and for a certain paleness and ppulliness of countenance, "due to lack exercise, that his general health Was 05 good as could be expected under the circumstances.
He was confined in a small room and got practically no exercise, zs he was only allowed out under the escort of one of the prison guards According to the military etiquette observed in most civilized armies, an ofleier under detention has the right to have on officer of equal rank as Taichow Outgrows Its City Wall Many observations have been made upon" the characteristics of the Chinese "people. but no observation fas ever been made which is truer than that the Chinese area peop with an infinite capacity for presery-Ihe' old customs. and othe same time with an equally. well developed bility for sudden. change, lustrations of these opposite and contradictory" pecullarties can, "be found by. the scores. It" would be tiresome' to present auch aint to residents of th ancient Tand Dut one Tight mention, women' res, Tiki, and overshoes_ as examples "Taichow is now "giving another show: which proves that the Chinese fan'keop things for a long fong time Sha them, without warning, toss them fide with'as lite sentiment and Iitile emotion a8 one sweeps out 2 which one. has batted with the
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