Though many of the villagers do not appear to know anything of the war, the soldiers who watch, or rather live in the forts along the river's side, are cognisant thereof and do not omit to inquire as to its' progress and of the probabilities of ultimate victory, There is, however, the most listless indifference as to which side shall be the victors. That the home of the reigning dynasty, and domain of their ra should be the theatre of war and that in any case China will probably be deprived of all essential power therein, creates puta languid interest. The judg: ment of the Cantonese is, "all this cannot concern us, who dwell within the confines of the Two Kwang". With such hearts national cohesion 1s impossible, and military triumph over a patriotic people doubtful, and therefore we need not yet fear greatly the deluge of a Yellow Peril, CHINGCHOUFU,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.