are making quick trips, full up with cargo. in The Tayuan this trip had the biggest cargo carried to Ichang at one time by a steamer. She had over 5,000 packages. There was great difficulty in getting the cargo stored away as the godown accommodation of the company is very limited. The new godown in process of building won't be ready for some time yet. cargoes are also being sent down from Ichang. The Kweili last trip had over Tls. 2,000 freight on opium alone. There are four steamers in port to-day: Shasi, Changwo, Kweili and Kuling. How much better it would be if they would run at regular intervals, and not so close to each other. Our last mail was here on the 19th; we shall not have another till one of these steamers leaves Ichang and returns again.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.