. The awakening of China . letter of introduction from his Americancousin, Miss Maylin, a gifted lady of , too, I lodged with Dr. Happer, who by the tire-less exertions of many years succeeded in laying thefoundations of that same Christian college. For himit is a monument more lasting than brass; for Chinait is only one of many lighthouses now rising at com-manding points on the seacoast and in the interior. In passing the Fati, a recreation-ground near thecity, a view is obtained of the amusements of the richand the profligate. We see a multitude seated arounda cockpit inte
. The awakening of China . letter of introduction from his Americancousin, Miss Maylin, a gifted lady of , too, I lodged with Dr. Happer, who by the tire-less exertions of many years succeeded in laying thefoundations of that same Christian college. For himit is a monument more lasting than brass; for Chinait is only one of many lighthouses now rising at com-manding points on the seacoast and in the interior. In passing the Fati, a recreation-ground near thecity, a view is obtained of the amusements of the richand the profligate. We see a multitude seated arounda cockpit intent on a cock-fight; but the cocks arequails, not barnyard fowls. Here, too, is a smaller andmore exclusive circle stooping over a pair of cricketsengaged in deadly combat. Insects of other sorts orpugnacious birds are sometimes substituted; and it mightbe supposed that the people must be warlike in theirdisposition, to enjoy such spectacles. The fact is, theyare fond of fighting by proxy. What attracts them u^ - ??■. KWANGTUNG AND KWANGSI ii most, however, is the chance of winning or losing awager. » A more intellectual entertainment to be seen in manyplaces is the solving of historical enigmas. Someancient celebrity is represented by an animal in arhyming couplet; and the man who detects the herounder this disguise wins a considerable sum. Such isthe native passion for gambling that bets are even madeon the result of the metropolitan examinations, particu-larly on the province to which will fall the honour ofthe first prize, that of the scholar-laureateship. Officials in all parts and benevolent societies takeadvantage of this passion for gambling in openinglotteries to raise funds for worthy objects—a policywhich is unwise if not immoral. It should not be for-gotten, however, that otu- own forefathers sometimeshad recourse to lotteries to build churches. The foreign settlement now stands on Shamien, apretty islet in the river, in splendid contrast with thesqualor of
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