The first shot of the long expected Canton-Hainan war consequent on the quarrel between General Chen Chi-tang (who represents the military party ruling Canton) and Admiral Chen Cheh (the dismissed former head of the Canton Navy) was fired in the Inner Harbor of Macao early on Friday morning, June 17, following a bold attempt by 3,000 of General Chen Chi-tang's soldiers to capture four insurrectious gunboats, including the cruiser Chung-shan under the Admiral in the Chungshan district.

The cab, with two side windows, was one of the most roomy and comfortable in the country at that time.

It’s really bucketing down out there.

The culet looks like a point at the bottom of the stone, but it is normally another facet—a tiny, flat, polished surface. This facet should be small or very small. A small or very small culet won't be noticeable from the top. Some diamonds today are actually pointed. This means that there really is no culet, that the stone has been cut straight down to a point instead. The larger the culet, the more visible it will be from the top. The more visible, the lower the cost of the stone. Stones described as having a large or open culet, such as old-European or old-mine cut diamonds (see chapter 5), are less desirable because the appearance of the culet causes a reduction in sparkle or brilliance at the very center of the stone. For the same reasons, a broken or chipped culet will seriously detract from the stone's beauty and significantly reduce the cost.