As far as can be learned, the city is absolutely quiet. Some of the common people say that the victorious foreigner is now all covered with glory, so the ancient title "foreign devil" must be stricken out of the vocabulary.
One cause of the great calm resting upon the bosom of this metropolis is the splendid harvest that was gathered during the beautiful fall days and the consequently low price of rice, the "staff of life" on Asia's plains.
Through the efficiency of Acting-Governor Nieh and his predecessor, under instructions from the Governor-General, not a foreigner in Kiangsu, so far as is known, has been molested, not a chapel disturbed, not a Christian injured, not a placard posted! All honour to our noble proforeign Governor! High mandarins. of this class should not be forgotten when the new regime is inaugurated.
The clientele of the Methodist, Hospital during the summer kept up fairly well in numbers. When Dr. Bake left, the wards were closed, but upon the return of Dr. Fearn they were again opened, and inpatients are beginning to came in quite freely. The Inspector of Police for this ward lives at the Hospital.
28th November.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.