8o far, no British merchant has come to take over the export business of German firms Although it is quite true that many of the young Germans who left Changsha for Tsingtao in August were not getting what a young Englishman would have called s living wage," still a great deal of business was being done, and if British merchants were to come here they could capture much of it. That there is very little inter course between the British and the few non-missionary German residents lofting the port is chiefly the sult of the actions of the latter the earlier days of the war, when they were more sure of winning than they are, perchance, to-day.
The military governor, T'ang Heiang-min, has just paid a visit to Yochow. Extraordinary precautions were taken for his safety. He left secretly and before there was any expectation of his going. Before his return, the traffic was diverted from the streets that he had to traverse between the river and the old Governor's yamen, which he still occupies. The gate by which he entered was closed for a considerable time before his arrival. The fear in official circles is evidently based on the probabilities of some relative or companion of those who have suffered death for alleged treason attempting the life of the general in revenge.
The civil governor, Liu Hsin-yuan, goes about the city quite freely and even dispenses with his guard before entering any house. He has had nothing to do with the trial or execution of any rebel
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