Mr. Pankin views regarding Days-hand Labor 192 punishments. I am inclined to differ from Mr. Famachy as to some of the punishments enumerated by him under the head of Hard Labor.
That Drill. This I consider hard labor both for Europeans and Chinese, more so for Chinese as Europeans have stamina. The shots are laid. More blocks 3 or 4 inches high. The stamping to raise the chat makes the punishment more severe.
I never heard of rupture from this work. I have had men excused from the drill. There are three weights: 32, 24, 18 lbs. The majority of the prisoners are employed on the...