Nanking, Nov. 98.
Despite rumours from the north, and rumours from the south, and disturbing news from the outside world, Nanking is enjoying a most welcome tranquillity.
_The difference between what Nanking is now and what it was a year 8g0 is, considering all the cireumstances, most encouraging. The resuscitation of Hsiakuan is really quite remarkable. For instance, along one of the busiest streets, which is the lest street through which one passes from the city en route to the railroad station, there is a transformation that neemed utterly impossible a year ago. The street has been widened, although, because of local obstruc-
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