All is quiet here to people are keeping at thei course, they are nervuns and sometimes excited when fresh news feom Hopeb eri We do not fear an outbreak. The British Consal, Mr. Pearsoo, has taken every. precaution and has the situation well in band, We have had " Japanese craiger here for a fow days, bat a wireless message cawe from Nanking this morning calling ber there, and we are without a gun out, Mr, Pearson has written for one, and no doubt we shall have one in a day or 10.
'A meeting to talk over famine con ditions was called on Thorsday, A namber met at the hume of the Commistioner of committee of fi tleotad to take the matter ap as committee to the Shang! gestions were given to here it shoal begi A survey of the dykes by the committee was made yesterday io the steamlaanch, There is work enough jast, west of Wabo, in Kiangpeh, to keep 100,000 people at work until next spring. It is hoped
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