To the Editor of the "Nontu-Ciixa Datty News."
Sm,—In view of the exciting condition of affairs in the North, a note from this city may be interesting to your readers, For more than a week, our civil and military circles have been in a flutter of excitement, in anticipation of the visit of the Governor. The soldiers had been busily engaged in drilling and preparing for inspection. During the target practice, tivo serious accidents occurred. One was that of a boy, who was thoughtlessly posing himself in order to recover the bullets. He was struck in the foot by a spent ball, which caused a serious wound without burying itself in the flesh. The other was that of a young man who happened to be rowing by in a boat. He was struck by a glancing bullet, on the back of his head—a very narrow escape indeed. Both of these cases were sent in to our Dispensary, where they received proper treatment, and are now well on the road to recovery.
The Prefect and General, accompanied by numerous troops and attendants, started on Monday morning in the direction of Sovchow, for the purpose of meeting and escorting the Governor into the city. They bad proceeded almost half-way to Soochow, when they were overtaken by a messenger, who had been dispatched to informa them that the Governor had sent a
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