Nothing has been done toward the railway for some time, worth reporting. All seem to be waiting for the retarn of Lord Li. The rice tax for the road is being collected, but outside of this there seems to be no ready cash forthcoming. The big "ma tu" has stopped and there is no prospect of it being built.
Refugees from the north of the province are beginning to come to Waba. They area sorry-looking lot, bat if the men care to work they can find enough to do loading the ships in harbour, as coolies are scarce.
Two Japanese dispatched by the Ryoto (Lisotung) Shimpo" to North Manoburia and East Mongolia have been murdered st a point along the Chinese Enstern Railway between Teitsibar and Hailar, A Consular Chancellor in Tsitsihar has left for the spot, with Chinese guards, farnished at the request of the Japanese Consul.
A Tairen telegram says that grand military manceuvres will be held near Harbin and that General Yin Chang, President of the Board of War, will attend.
In view of the good results obtained last year, Japanese fishermen are ively engaged in making prepar-at for the fisheries this winter, The Kuantung Government-General" will a them. utes along the Chinese Eastern all wing to the activity of the Hun,
way, Russia contemplates sweeping operations against them, after consultation with Ohina, on the ground that it is impossible to suppress them without drastic measures, The Viceroy of Manchuria has dispatched an official to investigate the Paiping and Lusnchow colliery, ex-plaited by the Japanese, Money has been so tight year that very little building or pushing of business has been done until this last month. Now we see new buildings going up on all sides. Prosperity is coming stein. Long may it stay.
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