is still engaged at its disreputable work in this section of the province. A for weeks ago thirty or forty miles south-east of this port there was. collision between the members of this Hui and the country people, in which it is said more than two hundred persons were killed. both sides of the River they are terrorizing the imhabitante by robbing and killing, when resistance is offered. M any of these out-Jaws are armed with es, and killing an enemy is so small an affair ay scarcely to be considered worthy of mention, Recently several of the leaders hava been expeured and taken to Nanking for trial.
The people are kept in a state of uneasiness and norest, business is languishing, and everyone is hoping for an_end of the present disturbed condition of affairs.
We were glad to notice in a recent issue of the "Daily News" that an attempt will probably be made to suppress lotteries in the Model Settlement. We have also recently noticed that some of the Shanghai lotteries are being introduced into this Settlement, or in the near precinets, but this is by no means a "model settlement", but we are none the less sorry t" see such 8 disgraceful nuisance coming among us. #0 FAR AS FOREIGNERS ARE CONCERNED, we are taking care and keeping quiet, isle at the same time we are well pr ceted ly the men-of-wer in the River.
20th Bfarch, MOKANSHAN,
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