Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-27

coolies as they pushed
the people right and left
in the crowded streets of Kowloon to
make way for the burden on their
shoulders. "Lai Lao! Lai Liao!'
echoed back the two coolies at the
rear as they struggled to keep pace
with those in front. Sedan coming!
sedan coming" was the cry that
opened up the way for the chair be-
tween the long lines of pedestrians
like a wedge, and 1T has come! it has
comet" was the signal to close up the
ranks again as the bearers hurried
along. The multitude-always pa
tient and pliable--were a little more
ready than usual to yield the right
of way when they saw that the bear
ers wore blue jackets and red tasseled
hats Of official servants and that the
sedar-chair was covered with the
green cloth Of the mandarin and not
with the ordinary blue of the civilian.
They hurried along until they
came to the canal that divided the
Chinese city from the British conces-
sion and turning sharply to the right
reached the stone bridge Of the Silver
Cloud and passing over entered his
majesty's dominions Of Kowloon, oppo-
site Hongkong, better known in their
own fowery tongue as 1.-The Nine
dragons that face the fragrant
waters"
lila Chiao! Hia chiao." shrieked
the forward crew. Lower the sedan!
lower the sedan." "Hia Lao! SHia
Lao" 1T is lowered it is lowered!
responded the rear guard, as the cara
van came to a sudden halt and de-
posted their burden at the feet Of
Capt. Brownlow of the colonial police
and two English and Chinese deputies,
who were waiting there to receive
them. The officer who accompanied the
chair and who had been riding closely
behind 1t on his shaggy Monaghan
pony with his string of jangling sleigh
bells, descended and bowling low to
the foreigners drew forth from his
voluminous sleeve a red leather wal
let, and opening 1t handed the captain
. document covered with vermilion
seals. The latter unfolded it and,
with the assistance of his secretary
interpreter. read as follows:
Yamen Of the Northern Hsien,
District Of Kowloon, Canton.
10th ray Of the 9th moon,
10 His Excellency.
The Governor of Hongkong, greeting:
6ir-Acting under instructions from his ex-
eelleney the taotai Of this circuit. we hereby
hand over to your authority for the admin
1stration Of justice the person Of one Ling
Took. accused Of murder. within the limits Of
the. European colony. The prisoner is being
conveyed out Of the Chinese boundaries in an
sfncial chair (instead Of being chained as
usual In an open basket), to avoid suspicion
and to prevent any attempt at rescue on the
part Of bis fellow villagers, who are reported
70 be lurking in the vicinity.
4, With respect and compliments, I am, sir,
y WANG CHING TANG,
Z: Magistrate Of the District.
4 We'll, Macintosh" said the captain
to his deputy, "the prisoner certainly
10 travelling in style this time, Ell?
Squatting In a. mandarin's chair is a
lot more comfortable than being hung
to q bamboo pole with bunch of
rusty chains, mark my words"
TT surely is, sir" replied the dep
uty, land it's mighty clever of them
to -smuggle him through the town
that way. isn't 1t? II they'd just
brought him through like one Of the
regulars. he might never have reach
ed us At ALL"
n Have those handouts ready when
we take him out. don't know wheth-
er they've got him safely ironed up
inside there or not and, you know,
they're as slippery as cells and we
can't afford to lose him now.'
Right you are, SIR.
Here. Ching" turning to the inter-
prefer. 'just ask our friend the caval-
ry rider II he's got him securely fast
ened inside the chair"
Ching turned to the officer and rat
tied of enough understanding to
Brownlow's idea-to have said the
thing over about fifteen times in any
other tongue and the officer on his
part ratified back about the same
quantity Of explosives, accompanied
by the most expressive and emphatic
gestures.
Hes all right. SIR" said Ching.
'he's ironed hand and foot and lock-
ed to the back Of the chair. He can't
move an inch"
who's got the key?"
The officer here has the key, sir.
and we can take him right out now"
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