We have been favoured with a copy of a map of the country round Soochow by Mr. Thomas Ferguson of the Imperial Maritime Customs, published by Messrs. Kelly and Walsh, Ld.
The map is neatly drawn to a scale of one inch to a mile and includes an area of some 13 miles north to south and 20 miles east to west, and shows in considerable detail the physiel character district. We understand that the greater compelled to fall back, some on Ch'ichon part of the surrey has been made by the some on Chaochou, and some on Lungp'ing. 'Th's news being' sent to Viceroy Vu: Shih-kai, HI." was busily engaged in! calling in troops from other portions of the province to send on by rail to Chéntingfu, when an important dispatch was received from Taotai Yuan Ta-hua, a clansman of the Viceroy in command of a body of troops! the " Hodovraph"—an ingenious little instrument of Mr. Ferwuson's own invention which formed the subject of a notice in these columns last yea The regular routes taken by stoat Inunches are very clearly shown, as also short cuts taken during seasons when the water is higher; soundings in feet reduced to mean low water level at Soochow are also given on several routes likely to be tiversed by the up country goer, and the heights of all imp trant hills are given. Bridges are shown under three classes—those passable by ordinary houseboats, bridges of doubtful height and impassable bridges. The map bears the following interesting note The little island north of Kapuchiao (sew y-kong) bears a tablet with the Inseri option Fp j7kiP drawing attention to the geographical significance of this spot. Tt is the meeting point of three conversing currents——from N. and through the Grand Canal, and from W- through one of the main outlets of the Taihu. The overflow eastwards constitutes the source of the degenerated river SIL. (Soochow Creek), which in its further course receives all drainage in <outh-easterly direction of the lake systems eust of Soochow. The basin south-ca-t of Kpuchiao drains into the Whangpoo River, Subsequently it would seem that through the continual shing away of the soft alluvial shores (hence the breakwaters—not s—in the Chinebi and So Lakes) one of thes muthern lakes breached throught the right bank of the Soochow Creek, tapping its main source and diverting most of the flow towards the Whangpoo River. Thus the Fp jk tablet stands on the spot where the Soochow Creek and Whang poo River havethvir headwaters in comm:
also marks the meeting-point of tive trunk lines of hewy junk trottie." The Tine of the old Imperial Rond from Souchow to Kwangfoo—one of; the best Chinese country bicycle rides with which we are acquainted—is shown as far_as Samodeu, miles from Kwangfoo. This map cannot, fail to be welcomed by sportsmen and those, desirous of spending a, few, days in the picturesque neighbourhood of Beautiful Soo,"
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.