Who river is geting shallow in places, and navigation is somewhat precarious. Several of the steamers have been on sand banks from two days to a few hours. As the river falls lower the channels get better. Ibis at this transition stage ere the channels have been washo! out that ity ju usvigation lo experienced.
Parties for the West Proposed Line of Railway have arrived and others are expected. running north from Chinkiang to the House-boats are very dear. The journey southern border of Shantung, where it will Chungking in an ordinary-sized-house beat, connect with the German line extending as is costing between Tls. 200 and Tls. $00. far north as Tientsin will doubtless greatly We remember when boats could be hired increase the already large trade of this for is. 80. The trackers are demanding river port. higher wages. A party for the Chungking Tso inches of Snow Customs left a few days azo, but had fell here on the 2ud of December and we not gone many miles-when the boat are now having some very cold weather sprung a leak. They had to return to which adds to the sufferings of our poor. Ichang and hire another boat. Meanwhile furniture, books, pictures and " typewriter are drying in the sun in the Customs compound. We paid a visit to the recently
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