Show A CHINESE harpy HAPPY DESPATCH I 1 much has been said of the happy despatch among the japanese but be chinese of often ten despatch aboor a poor wretch in a somewhat unhappy manner mahner alet er dated shanghee Shang hae bae may ad states that the keeper ot of an eating bouse in that city had a few days before charged a visitor with eating a quantity of 0 rice not paid for when wl en an angry dispute arose A mandarin was sent for who ordered the victim to be i ripped open to ascertain whether he had swallowed the food it was done and no rice found A false charge had been made and to put things right ac according cordin to the chinese ideas the h head e ad of 0 the accuser was qu akly taken off when the magistrate was ready for another job |