Trade seems to huve revived a bit again, or at least settled down to steady swing after the New Year's holidays. Cotton yarn has begun to move also, and larger quantities are being shipped to the upper province of Szechuan, Plentiful showers of rain ure keeping the crops in splendid condition and the farmers with beaming countenances. The hill and moun-scenery is now looking its very best, moly picturesque and charming fact nature has fin picture, and colours, designs, andiinish are, as usual, table, The Gorges are particularly beautiful just now.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.