Commissioner, upon the Railway, is out. Hoe decides that as long as the principal shareholder (who is a Chines born, but a Japanese subject) does not intrude his ideas so as to imperil the management of the line by Chinese, he need not be interfered with, But if it is at any time discovered that he is working to put the line into foreign hands ho will be dealt with by the authorities.
The Commissioner also deals with objections to the course of the line. These, ho say, are baseless. The line has been excellently projected, and is being built in such fashion as tol safeguard the interests of the people through hose land it passes, promises chat all the necessary culverts will be built, and assures the people that any departure from the present plan, which would threaten the welfare of the dwellers on the plain, will be immediately dealt with, if reported. he Dislike of the Japanese.
This ought to put an end to the agitation against the Railway. 'There still, however, remains a balance of hate as against' the Japanese, and until the natives have wiped that off. or have boon taught by their elders to seo the folly of: persisting, peace will not he stable.
ThejLocal Boycott of American goods begins on the lst of the native seventh month.
An Energetic Official, Sun, the Commissioner for the pacification of the district, has done his work so thoroughly that he has made influential enemies. Some of these have forwarded a petition, without names, to the Viceroy at Canton. He, strangely ugh, takes notice of the paper sent to him through the post and unbacked by the names of the tioners. The charges of undue Haste and corruption are altogether at variance with the name which Sun has made for himself on the country side, A Drought.
The country suffers from want of rain, Everywhere farmers have postponed the setting out of the rice in consequence. Two typhoons in close succession have Drought us some showers, but there must be much more rain before the plants can be put in,
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