The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-11
.fnYEnr1s1Na IN CHM.
The Shanghai Gasette-some OF tho Notices
In Its Columns The Hue and Cry-A The
ntricni Advertisement--A Medical Notice.

/ IN Onlna proper Cner6 arc ut present Jour
daily papers-one published at Canton. one
at Tientsln. and two Mt Shanghai Tho most
characteristic advertisements arc to BIO found.
for those who have patience and eyesight,
| In tho Slen Pdo. or Shanghai Gazette. This
| paper was started in 1872 by an English resi-
dent as a commercial speculation. The native
editor had practically a free hand. while
Immunity from mandarin resentment was So
cured by the foreign ownership. In conse-
| quenoe the new venture when Its merits were
| onoe understood. became O Cave Of Adullam
| for all Cinnamon with grievance. It took. In
fact. tho place OF the indigenous "nameless
placard." What that was land Is, the unfor-
| tunato foreign settlers in the YanGtse Valley
know only too we'll. II Chinaman considers
himself wronged. and believes that the wrong;
he dSes G PtSt
were folly-so to law, Nor does he lie, IL wait
1s Ss n sn e aP cl
SsaIent Sa sho!cs II rs
particular, though possibly not over true. 40
ssonnt, Of his trensgEsssion the whole pro-
ity the writer will go depends on the amount
y sssS SaaP &c ths
ters Of Mercy. with their hospitals and creches.
asH Tso s ns
Sfloialdom,, on the other hand. must only 50
arm. once! Y sSrse IestS.in etSss Words: =
ardiss to the military%s stale trIism which
no Official S would venture 70 COMPUTE by beat.
Individual magistrate by name, rs he some
msny Weeks Ro Sasmn. aS
s5SsS 81 Ard
iessnd ne stiii wears s O' red batton and q
sgss s Ts0 shSud SAY and Hs
' w R2' hIs p prsm sf 9s ssn
Hapsh man without s consclenee. a an ava.
tS 4s te HSw g rspan Ps s fa
ant. II we may. 50 regard him, had overdrawn
nIS aSc %, At his % and rs an
the debt Tho sole redress the plaintiff could
06s1 Was the Of sssng his
sssndaSs'ts ss$ansd 81 himself but still boast.
Here is another advertisement:
A HUSBAND IN sEAIcH OF HIS WIFE
In July. 1873, l. Chang shan.ch'un of wu-chang mar
Rcd the daughter.n.lav OF one Wang. . girl whose
maiden name had been Kung In my native district,
and marriage paper, were drawn up in evidence. We
lived together husband and wife in kindness and AZ
friendly relations. My wife is IT years old this year
My nephew was transferred the year before last to
Tientsn by Fl. E. Ii Huny-chang. and invited mo to
accompany him. which, owing to the strong opposition
OF my wife did not do Last June however followed
my battalion to their quarters near the West Gate OF
Shanghai This March removed to the Hui.fang
Lou. when. seems my wife, under the pseudonym Of
Chou M-ch'ing (Chou rAmoreusel began frequent
the TIL tea house, q Circumstance OF which I at
the time in total Ignorance Later a IIuchou man
wbOSe o % we VIII NV
wife to a temple to burn incense. He had the Of.
fronery to blue button ami the medallion and
beads Of an Official This went until at O'Clock on
the evening OF the 18th inst my wife secretly from
house. taking with her bundle / cross.ques.
toned the nurse. and became acquainted with the
foregoing fncts.
Icannot control my wrath and bitterness. Ny vito
has. It Is plain been enced away by this rascals de-
colt. How. wonder, mere tailors block like this
succeed IN beSuiing girl who has lawful husband.
Surely he has no! law or Justice before his eyes It is
this accoun. tina. am advertising. Should any kind
hearted gentleman who can do give inform alton
by letter. will reward him with $780, should he bring
her back. will gratefully give him $40. will most
certainly not eat my words His kindness and benevo-
lence for myriad goneratons to all eternity shall
be forgotten.
But before my eyes Is still my lyear-old baby girl.
waiting and weeping night and morning Should that |
rascal presume on his position and obsnatey retain
her his mistress not only to ell eternity shall he
infamous not only shall he short the line OF his
cestors and DO bere Of posery. hut three-fa,her
son. and Little dsughtsr-w risk our lives to punish
him hope and trust be will think thrice and avoid
after repentance. mako this plain declaration sx-
pressly.
Letters may be addressed to No. = Hui.fang Lou
About tho same tlmo appeared In the Sh6n
Ido an advertisement which ran as follows:
BEWARE OF INcURRINu DEATH BY THUNDER
Your mother weeping bitterly writes this for
her boy Joy to When you away the Both OF
the 9th moon the shop people came and inquired for
you and that was the hrs news we had nearly died
of enr at the time and since then sleep and food have
been In vain and am weeping and sobbiny still. The
letter that came from beyond the horizon have but
gives place or abode where might seek you. lam
now At my last gasp and the family has suffered for
many ia ys from grievous insults. II you delay longer
and do not return. cannot. cannot bear it, AMI shall
surely seek end to my life and then you will stand
in peril Of death by thunder. II you come. matter
how everything to be arranged. have thought
Of plan, and your father may still DO kept isnor.
Ny fo or death hangs tho issue OF these fow
days Only pray that all kindhearted people every
where will spread this abroad that the right person
may hear of 1t. So will they lay up for Themselves
boundess store OF secret merit.
Written by one In Sooohow city.
the sol nHs snS snfsH'z 'fs0 com
;sa, search tsg a man some '' q these
less as Was that Of The assd iather OF one ep Of
the English .of1lcers murdered in Picking, In
1880 Here. for instance. is u tragedy OF that |
very year 1.-THE advertisement appeared some |
seventeen years later:
The lady Hunng. nee ssa.ma, OF Yuhcng Hail. : |
wuchhng. soaks for her son. This son. Nientsu Mind.
full OF Ancestors - carried OF by the TAPPING rob.
OILS on Christmas Day. 1860. lie IL years old at
the :ne. and his father Tsa wasdeaI All these years
nothing has hcen heard Of him. and his mothers sus.
pense AMI trouble have been very heavy Should my
who know OF his whereabouts do her the honor TO |
UFltn and nj haF nn Ia .up1
fully recompenss them. II they can bring him back to
his home she will reward them with hundred pieces
of foreign money. She will assursdly not eat her |
words. AQuest. |
Many other proofs of the devastation |
caused by the TAPPING rebellion are to. DO |
found In tho advertisement sheets Of to-day. |
Here Is one which, at tine snmo time. IL an un- |
conscious satire on, the difficulties Of .commu-
Tss Mh s' 70 ths
Chang Meterh. formerly IN the registry oico OF tho
District Magistrate Of wuhsi carried OF by the
rebels In 1883 His wife, nee shao has rebuilt thor
house tho old site and EMPLOYS q man to conduct