Hangchow, April 21. prolonged meeting of the Masters' Union was held in the Provincial Middle School yesterday. Delegates from 15. schools were present. After much discussion a letter was drawn up to be sent to the Government through the Governors, asking for patience with the students. At the same time a yet stronger epistle was addressed to the students reminding them that a confusion must certainly be in their minds between "patriotism" and a "strike", and asking them to put in black and white what object was really es pected to be gained by forgoing study: how is this method to work?
Strict measures, which; however, seem but to kindle the enthusiasm of the youths, are being taken to stamp out the strike.
1 police have orders to break up every meeting on the streets or parade ground. It is said that the group but leaves one rendezvous to make another in a less vigilantly-guarded spot. Confusion "worse confounded through a laxity in seeing that orders are carried out: ever the weakness of Chinese law. Two weeks are proposed as the limit of the strike.
The Hangchow College sent to the home of each student yesterday saying that as the whole school had disbanded itself, after much friendly exhortation on the part of the staff. they wished it to be understood by the parents that the Tollege author: washed their hands of all responsibility in the matter} though, naturally, they are extrem moly interested to find out if the boys are at home. The situation is grave.
the vice, on which the people de-'The unpatriotic system by rbich pend, is being steadily drafted out of these two provinces, is causing much perturbation amongst the labouring classes, and a petition is filed against any further exportation; as also, to limit the rate to a fixed price for the trade.
A mining Board has been established, and an Overseer appointed for the whole province. The staff is chosen from the Industrial Board, and both offices are to be run together.
At last the exchange dispute is settled. At a meeting of the principal persons concerned, yesterday a sum $700,000 was voted to be in currency, and communication established between the tradespeople and exchange shops. What effect this will have on the newly-started mint we do not yet know.
It falls to a Japanese of enterprise to remind the Salt Commissioner, and others concerned that a certain class of hemp-seed_ is very fond of the climate of Chekiang and to urge the cultivation
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