In the meantime the new Asien has
will to-morrow take over the privileges and arrived, and- being the ermaneat officer responsibilities of the office. hat will be Mr. Yelh's: fate, and what the new Asien will do to squash the Kolo Hui we shall Yo, soon learn, One of the principal men of Féngling has collected and delivered up Bip, but dove delivered up are but a all luite "a -number- of certificates of member-percentage of those still: undelivered. Another man in the same place bids his following retain their certificates, 2s he declares the officials are favourable to the movement. The new lisle has bad considerable experience in Tongking, and speaks a little French and some English, so we are hoping: to see the country quieted down. Possibly his southern experiences may help him even more than the two languages! Anyhow it isa pleasure to welcome a magistrate of such attainments to Wenchow.
'9th February.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.