The writer has also lately been in the counties of Kaoyuan and Pobsing. Those counties are almost annually subject to floods from the Yellow River which has roved a terrible scourge to all that region.
however, for three seasons past these districts "lave been comparatively, froe fom senor shannies forthe time bling of Dpw veoured ye been reaped and peace and pien
giving the poor peasantry a respite from sboundlog Hardships und miseries of their ordinary Jot. outside the city wall, the old city' and the railway, practiodly a new city fxs been lad out and That this new city is not merely talk is evidenced by the changes whisu have taken place in the last three months. On what was then a vacant stretch of Innd there are residences, belonging 10 these Fokien railway omura-tors, and abou one hundred other small buildings which they will rent t" the railway employees. 'There ix one' yrouy of ings which especially strikes the ey It belong+ to Shi Eaoyeh ant ix on the street which passes private avartinents. ist front of his has eractel two rows of Chinese hons-" with a brand a reet between thew and op: coats behind 7 about twenty xpart-"on each ade of the atr-et and a hois with arches at exch end of the street.
G ta: are pur up which will be closed at night The Mohamedan New Year.
Abort on"fourt " of the population here are Mohamedans. To-day is th Year, and we have Ini of Chinese f.0d.
Mr. Cheesman, of the English Baptist 5 his bride and Miss Nylin ins Tuland Mission, spent a few days with us ax they passed through on their way west.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.