Ina few months there will bea change of migistyates at many of the places round about here. At Ichang, Itu, Tsikiang, Sungtsi, and Tanyang the magistrates are cing changed. he Tsikiang otic year aye and has been petitioned against by the Tuotai as to old and incapable of duty.
We had occasion to call on him late connection with Chuveh business and found the old man most amiable and agree ible. It was quite a pleasure tohave a chat with him. He regaled us with foreign biscuits, preserved pears and Japanese in a wine-glass,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.