The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-05-07
DoINGs IN CHINA
Railway Building Placating Deity
Child Selling.

Child SeillnS.
Recent Oriental advices received
by the Empress Of Japan give some
interesting particulars OF the social
and industrial progress of China.
The Overland China Mail Of March
2lst, gives detailed account OF the
construction of a railway bridge at
LaDho together with several other
enterprises Of a similar character.
The Lanho bridge consists of two
spaus Of 30 feet in the clear, five OF
200 feet and 10 Of 100 feet. All the
girders are Of mild steel manufactur-
cd by Messrs. Handyside Of Derby,
under the special inspection OF Sir
Benjamin Baker. The piers are all
OF mountain limestone quartied III
the vicinity, and cement mortar OF
the best quality has been used
throughout. On Feb. 9th, the first
locomotive was run over the bridge
His Excellency the Viceroy is ex-
pected to formally open the new
line probably next month. The
bridge works at Shanghai kuan are
being slowly completed and will be
capable of manufact uring from inl-
ported metal all future girders need
ed by the Railway Department.
Active steps are being taken to com
/ plete some 10 miles Of new line
from Pak.ko.ku to falling no, via
Chun ho.so. Ninn.yuen chou aud
Kin chou and 1000 tons OF rail were
recently landed at Port Arthur for
! conveyance to kiu-chou Bay.
The following instance OF the
sup rstition IT'LL rampant among the
Celestials is amusing. II seems that
a short time ago the Grand canal al
Hungmiao burst its banks for a sec,
ond time during a brief period, and
the Celestial mind, with its usua
ingenuity, ascribed the disaster t.
the eumity Of some river god. nam,
unknown. The presence uf Thu
deity was AT first reported by til,
local rustics bu, finally corruburatet
by the testimony Of all the officer
and troops occupied on the works %
repair. The case was reported I,
the Commander in Chief and by hi
order on the day of the second at
tempt a sacrificial stage was erected
in honor Of the god, offerings mad,
to him, and prayers offered up ask
ing him To refrain from interferin,
further with the efforts 81 I'd. work
men. Presumably these solicitation
had the desired effect since ~
furt her i'll luck was experienced AM
the work was successfully completed
Consequent upon this, Ii Hung
Chang, Governor General of Chill
presented n postscript memorial T.
His Majesty requesting him in r,
cognition OF the magn snimi'y OF thi
water god, To bestow n title upo
the same aud allow a temple to b
built for him AT the northern teru
mus Of the Grand canal.
The commercial complexion q
parental affection il sufficiently ia
stanced by the following: A woma
OF Hinghwa traded away h,
daughter, aged IL. Ia F"ucho'
man, for the snug little sum Of SiU
The girl, however, ran away and r.
turned to her mother, whereupn
4, the model parent disposed 81 her I
= another man for S':D. Then pu
chaser No. discovered the fact an
demanded tn. girl from purchas,
: No. 2, but the latter llaily refused I
part with her. The first purchas,
thcreupon carried his case into cou,
and the arrest Of the mot her was o
dered. but she trust rated the veng
ance Of the law by hanging hersel
The court then ruled that IL Il
second purchaser desired to keep /
, girl he must pay so for the funer
expenses OF the deceased woman al
$40 to the first purchaser as con
= pensation.
The District Magistrate Of Lowe
Perak in his January report stat,
' that crocodiles swarm in Batak Rub
J despite the fact that thousands ha'
been slain. A gardener fetchir
water had his hand and arm bad
torn by one Of these beasts. II
District Magistrate himself captu
, sd fine sambar Of $40 kaiis
! weight within a mile Of his house.
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