From Our Own Correspondent, Pochow, An., Jan. 22.
Things now are generally quiet in this region, though a few days ago, in and around Kungchen, 110 to the east, they were very unsettled. In one market town near where we have some work and in which there live about 600 families, they reported over 1,000 families, many having come in from the surrounding villages. The man who just a year ago was the head of the troops stationed in Kungcheng is now the head of the tufei in that county, and, of course, he knows who is worth looking after. The new civil official has sent word not to go there without first informing him. The man in charge of the troops in Pochow seems to be quite active. Though he has himself had a long spell of illness since he came last'summer he has made a considerable difference in the situation in this country.
Our hearts grieve for poor China. Wu Pei-fu is gathering large bands of new recruits in this region. We wonder what for. It would seem that all Honan's tufei ought to have been enough to keep him busy for a while.
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