South of reaker Point the state of the country ranges from middling to very bad, reaching its worst neat Hongkong New Territory. Every roat has its complement of villagers who cut fuel—and purses. some ca-es travellers are not only rubbed, but maimed as well. The magistrates are powerless when not incompetent, and it matters little which, as the result is the same to the unfortunates under their jurisdiction. On the sea scarce a day passes without its piracy. The Trouble in the Lufung Prefecture was formulated by a band of men who taught Boxer drill and charms. As the result of some very half-hoxrted interference on the pert of the military mandarin, the movement has disappeared beneath the Surface. A disquieting symptom is the spread of stories of what happened in the North during 1900. These, told in the Boxer interest, are retailed in every market place. Nesrly everyone believes in the Tnvulnerability of men skilled in Boxer methods.
A Party of Young Russians passed through here lately. They had travelled overland from Shanghai, and were making their way to Canton, looking none the worse for their lenz tramp.
'A Chinese concessionaire has secured Imperial sanction for the construction of Railway between Swatow and Chaochoufu, 'This Istter ix the reel treaty-port a'thuugh foreign hongs, an the Consulates are in Swa' is the more important as distributing centre. Recently the Chuochoufa officials commited the istoke of ordering a British subject out of the city, forgetting that he was enjoying the privilege.of residence in 'a treaty-port. The mistake was easily made as the British Consulate at Chaochoufu stands empty for two or three years at a time; and the Consuls of the other Powers are rarely seen in the city except when on their way to the shooting among the mountains up river.
Semper Idem.
The typhoon at the end of October brought out the savagery Intent in Chinese human nature, When fishing junks wore driven ashore at Somun the men made their way to safety, and left their womenfolk and children to perish. At another point on the crest the junks were driven upon the sands, and villagers murdered all who escaped with the barbarity that brought down a curse upon the children of Amman.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.