News from Kuangsi without something about the rebellion would hardly be cousidered proper. As far as Kueilin is concerned one would not know that any rebellion was on, were it not that troops now and then arrive from the North and roceed to the South. But that something is on is evident, in spite of the multitude of yarns that find their way into the under the title of "the So-called Rebellion." The rebel ae a placard in Kuei-1 rome time back offering Tls. 10,000 for H.E. Viceroy Tsén's bh The fact that the Government are sending such large bodies of tro ps looks as if they have real fear of whut it may grow to. The New Commander-in-Chief, Marshal Liv, arrived here the other da coming overland from Hunan, With reference to this overland journey I se~ reported in the papers that when H.
vernor Ko was just at the border coming into Kuangsi, his pany was attacked, with the loss of all the treasure. As this} must have taken place near here or Vu chow, Hunan, it is strange that nota breath of such an event has been noticed in either place. I believe it to be absolutely false as to fact, but possibly true as to report, with the object of getting more supplies.
A Typical Case of Inaceuracy.
To give another instance out of many inaccuracies which appear. It was stated hsien hed fallen into the hands the officials that the head authorities in Liuchoufu were going to deal with the matter with all urgency. And so on in the same strain. But Mapinghsien and Liucho.fu happen to be the swine identical place, in the same way as Linkueihsien and Kuelinfu are the same. Hence reduetio ad absurdum. and the same applies to many more Kuangsi yarns, especially those originating in the native papers, though I will admit that there is usually a substratum of fact some-were. just where no one can say after the item has been embellished for appearance in print.
"Longevity Boards" ad lib. the summer has been very healthy, no cholera and no plague. 'The' coffin shops are piled full. Last year with the terrible cholera it was impossible to meet the demand, although for some months all the ordinary carpenters turned to making ~lonzevity boards." Latterly there has been a grad deal of dengue and other fevers.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.