SUTTEE IN CHNA.

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 51, 12 October 1889, Page 3

SUTTEE IN CHNA.

Aotordiko to the native Ohincw tournal*, the narharon* practice of snttee, now unlawful, aud -v.-l! ntyrh evtinet in India, fttill flonrtn'w* in *'htna in the district of Lioa Riant; IWn. F«w> Chow Prof«ctr>r.> v? hen tho lutshand di»», liin relation*, it i* ne.id, inaiat opon his wi'kiw committing «uici<le hy hanging, a course, which in miphemieticaJly aWril*d a* H following the intn amther world. The delai'e of the ceremony, acoHin',; to tfie kao. are ••» Wlow : The unfortiinatft victim. \v v'nw been permvled.or rather eon.-«u,i»i»««? to ti'iwnt, i* pitted in a wvlan L *h*ir, and ,««*i<H in wiocewdian through noiidat the. muse of eni«ja, *•» e,"li«*h platform. Tlw •An i* aaat/'d ?»> * chair of honour, while frien«'s and mend*).-* of t*ie family approach her with forma! HaiuUtionti. A mae is then euapendod from a Iwam, the rvi.Whir places It round hj« own nrrk. \m\ her brother ttills thi end with «$\ hie •trength. and »transit* bar. This done. «thf» »■« hnriad. en-! a:» application hi ovde to th* Em per r for eonie mar!: of honour tofnminoinorale hor aupposcd sacrifice ft i.. eaid that there is scarcely a (»,»\\v in Lien Kia.i* th.it cannot boaat >f a" vfrt'ir":; wftoW," and the. whole countrv is studded with p'ai'ou* erected in their honour. "TYis," iMittlm ntv'Wf fiaper with much truth. ' fcalvVfidenatom. »n!!ii | lawn the ca:r«c of many a death." Home year* via, n-xnrYvtn to the «UM authority.' a u w prefect, who happened t» t>e present at ode of them rnvohmg enremmii*w, wan eatiailed by the tear* and stmtarlea of the woman that ahe waano willing victim, and thereupon ordered her reloaar. ' Fur'Aer, H W related that, moved to indignation at the eight the mod prefect arrested lier eider relation*, neighbour*, an I the tir*u>, •ml atlminintenM! cvertl hundred blown with the bamboo to each, the husjamda father being eaagoed in addfafim. and the mother being beaten on the mouth. .