The sun., 1916-10-29

saying the cook had attacked him with
q knife. and the servant dared not 70
back to the kitchen. Send for coolie,"
said the lady Of the house. "Coolie too
muchee fear" was the answer. Call
the chair bearers. he was told. "Chair
coolie too muchee fear, all too muchee
fear. That cook got very large heart.
my heart too muchee small" So the
entire household was ordered into the
presence Of It's mistress. and with them
came the cook. all a-tremble with rage.
He said the servant mad called him a
Shanghai buffalo. Such an Insult could
be wiped out only with blood. The
treasure" was discharged. I'm many
ways" says the author. "Chinese and
Irish servants are alike. They will rise
to an emergency. are good natured and
obliging. but lack many Of the solid
virtues Of the English domestic"
In 1893 the Days (they were mar
ried at Ningpo) moved to Newchwang
in Manchuria. DR.. Daily was appointed
port doctor there. Here. as the author
formulates the difference. the people
are big. fresh colored. rather clumsy
and powerful" in contrast TO the
southern Chinese. who are "small, sal
low, clever and artistic"
In the autumn Of 1894 the foreigners
at Newchwang saw q good deal of the
japanese and Chinese troops:
n Wa . pathetic s~isht-nne. strons.
we'll built men. many quite sig feet In
height, good humored and full OF hope.
net IN the least rsaiixins what they were
going TO Oppose. They carried quantities
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trumpsts Of great length. N their armsi
Among them were good modern weapons,
modern guns with the wrong ammunition.
their own ancient jinsaiis; some Chinese
soldiers simply carried bamboo pikesi A.
FOOD for japanese powder they went. badly
equipped ana organised. badly fed and
paid; without ambulance. commissariat.
proper training or leadership.
Their clothes were conspicuously
marked with insignia 30 placed that
the Japanese marksmen had the east
est target imaginable. They were
padded with cotton wool. which was
carried through with the bullets into
the wounds. making endless trouble.
The Japanese were well armed and
disciplined. courageous. yet cautious;
well fed and well clothed for n winter
campaign, but equipped with made
quate footwear for that climate and
terrain. They had a we'll organized
Red Cross service ana skilful
ments for transportation. The Days
organized a Chinese Red Cross society
In Newchwang. At the end OF the wal
the authors husband received the
Order of the Double Dragon. third
grade. carrying with II a certain Chi
nese ofncial rank.
The ordinary Chinese were "curious-
~ Indifferent" toward the a Il wa
no concern OF theirs. but an AFFAIR to
he settled by the Emperor and his
troops. Many Chinese never heard Of
1t at all. Many OF those who did ac-
cepted placidly the soldiers explana.
ton Of their defeat. that they had been
trained to hre at full sized men. so
their bullets went over the heads Of
the Japanese. A Chinese gentleman
said: "Our country is asleep. our En-
peror IL asleep: the war with japan
disturbed them. but now they have
fallen asleep again"
Mrs. DAILY reviews the long story Of
Russian advance In northern Asia. She
quotes Robinson Crusoe's remark: "If
the Car Of Muscovy tthen Peter the
Great would cease lighting with the
swedes and turn his attention to the
Far East he could easily make himself
Emperor OF China Mr.. r. Crusoe
should himself have ruled over a
larger. less isolated domain. She tells
Of the Boxer troubles and Of the awak-
ening Of the giant that China Il. She
says. After living among the Chinese