The missionary community began its usual annual activity after the Chinese New Year by holding united meetings, which were very well attended. It is worthy of observation that the assistant Hien magistrate was present "as a hearer" at one of the meetings, and afterwards expressed much pleasure at what he had seen and heard. The new London Mission Hospital which was opened a short while ago is being well attended, and Dr. Wolfendule, whose fame is in everyone's mouth, has undertaken with considerable skill and success many operations of no mean order. This same mission has just rented a house 1 Fuchou, without any opposition or ditticulty, which again shows the natives less hostile; Fuchou not having taken kindly to foreigners in the past, three missionaries as late as June last' having been mobbed there, MOVEMENTS, Lieutenant Watt-Jones of the Yunnan Company is expected here daily. The captains of H. M. ships JWoodcock and Woodlark ure also on the way here in 'a native boat, surveying the river, now at its lowest, preparatory to bringing up aparly of W. Pritchard Morgan and Ca. their respective gunboats, Dr. Jack and
passed Wanhsien on the 10th and are expected here on the 19th, Mr. Archibald J. Little leaves Ichang on the 12th for this port. Mr. Mathieson, of Birch and Ca., London, arrived here on the 8th instant alter visiting Chengtu and surrounding country. Messrs. Birch and Grant of the me firm are following in a day or two. It presumed this company is interested in light railways.
12th February.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.