Kashing, Nov. 1. crowds of people in our no war. However, still much in evidence and many of them are sending packages of clothing by parcel post to their homes. It is not considered polite, and may be unwise to ask a where he obtained so many' garments. They are well behaved and make no trouble. The wound-fed who recover at the hospital are promptly taken to rejoin their comrades in the ranke. Many: launch trains seem to be going north.
The Chinese Middle and Normal schools re-opened to-day. The Presbyterian Boys School has about 350, the Girks School more than 100 enrolled, with stragglers coming in every day.
The railway now has two trains each way daily. The ferry is used where the bridges are broken, Today, the "North-China Daily News" came in the afternoon of the day printed, the first to do so since the bridge explosion. There was a flutter in official circles when the first nows of General Feng's defect tion reached our city. Hurried trips and conferences wt Hangchow preceded the moving of troops Opinion varies from high praise to caustic comment, the man in the street. no longer cates who rules or iisrules China if he himself is not hurt, Returning refugees are shameless about going away, only express regret at the money and time wasted. One group. of clerks that disappeared at the first hint of danger, have now veappeared, more insolent and_supercilious than ever. Any one of them could endorse the remark "I would rather be a coward for five weeks than be dead the vest of my life." The small shopkeepers and working people who could not get away have suffered most in proportion. How ever, crops are excellent, merchants are boxy and life is still worth liv-hi ing only 60 odd miles from Shang-
Among the many who remained their places, special mention muy be made of the Customs, the Railway and Post Office staff, courteous and constant under very trying circumstances. Silver is up. 200 coppers for one dollar.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.