The Chinese Fleet on Saturday The Chinese Admiral during was entirely at the mercy of Saturday has wired to his the Japanese, and the Admiral Government--"The Japanese, is soliciting for terms. A after one slight reverse, flag of truce is floating having lost all heart, are from the remaining Chinese now suing for peace. We shall ironclad. be careful to guard the best interests of the empire." On Sunday the Japanese The Chinese Admiral (under consented to permit the Sunday's date) has wired to Chinese Admiral and sailors Pekin--"Have come to to unconditionally arrangement with Japanese surrender, and have authorities. Shall not return arranged to protect them to Pekin. Good-bye. Those from the fury of the who have no other engagements Chinese Government. are going home to tea." * * * * * HARD LINES. (_By a Mathematical Bard._) Ah, spooks of EUCLID, NEWTON, weep for me, For I'm a miserably blighted biped! And here's the cause--I wrote an ode, you see, Alluding to a parallel_e_piped. I'd spelt my polysyllable all right, The blessed word I hoped would make me famous; The vulgar error I'd avoided quite, And thought no one _could_ call me "ignoramus." It safely passed in proof through each "revise"; But didn't I _rave_, when I my book inspected, And found it by some printer over-wise To "parallel_o_piped" miscorrected! * * * * * MR. PUNCH'S CRITICISM ON JOHN DAVIDSON'S LATEST PRODUCTION.--"It ain't all Lavender." * * * * * [Illustration: THE UNEMPLOYED. _Plumber Joe._ "IF THESE 'ERE PIPES 'UD ONLY BUST, THERE'D BE A CHARNCE OF A JOB FOR ME!"] * * * * * [Illustration: THROUGH STRESS OF WEATHER. _Tommy_ (_after contemplating the Horses in front of him_). "I SHALL HUNT ON CAWIDGE HORSES WHEN I'S A MAN, JOHN! _THEY_ HASN'T EAT ANY OF THEIR HEADS OFF, LIKE WHAT HUNTERS ALWAYS DOES IN FROSTY WEATHER, HAS THEY?"] * * * * * THE UNEMPLOYED. _Plumber Joe loquitur_:--