'To the Faltor of the "Newel-Cuixa Datty News'
Sm—To Mr, Keswick—congrat igus' on geting first and apologising fo Mr. Miura—no one doubts your sincerity Sometime. ago 1 passed through Singapore and. visited the botanical wardens. 'There was a python Fespectable size In one of the coxes endeavouring to hypnotize a sucking-pig into being quiet so that it could be' swallowed: with ease.
The mod with squalling, The huge snake made a Gish for it, encircled it in its coils, broke some ribs and started" the swallowing process.
However, evidently the meal was too big a one to swallow bea after a while, the python gave up efforts, exhausted beyond any further interest in the half-dead pig, it retired to its corner.
Thad no doubt at all of the sincerity of the python's intentions. And I those who stood around the cage watching the "ineident™ were equally convinced.
Han ce Ques, Shanghai, July 26.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.