Kiating continues to remain the quietest place in Szechuan and business Here is flourishing. Prices are soaring and there seems lots of work for all. Coal is in great demand in every direction and the supply does not seem able to keep up with the demand at all. Rice has risen to $20 per tan and is going higher. Tt seems that alor of it is still being sent into the famine district on the Yangtze above Suifu, When the authorities here stopped the transportation of it to Suifu, no more rice came down the west rivers but went across to the famine districts away west of Kiating. This has not helped the price of rice hereabouts.
The soldiers have cleared their regular drill ground on the river front, having gathered up the river boulder and levelled the dry river bed.
It make lenchd drill ground and free from any obstructions and no trouble to the regular business of the city. As far as one is able to see General Cheng is very considerate of the merchants and the business of the place.
An Inter-Schoo! Display Last week there was a gatha ing of all the lower and higher primary schools of the district at command of General Cheng. They met for three days in the city, had examinations of all their work, had a field day and drill all of which was superintended by General Cheng and the examniations given by him, No schools except Mission schools were excuse ed and the government girls' schools had to appear. They gave jame very interesting and well executed drills and proved beyond a doubt that the schools in the district are progressing. The General had some three weeks ago paid a Visit to the Canadian Methodist Mission, Higher Primary and Middle School and also the Industrial department of the school, and had given the students an address about their work. He made a complete examination of the school, study rooms, lecture rooms. dormitories and work rooms and pronounced himself well pleased with all he saw. He congratulated the heads of the Industrial department, which is self supporting and ' progressive, permitting more than one Ind to continue in school who would be out in the world if it were not for the Industrial school in connexion with the regular school.
The C.M.M. girls school here is in a very flourishing condition. The principal of the school, Miss Swan who has been in China for over 20 years is leaving for furlough and her place is being taken by Miss Coon. There are over 100 girls in the boarding school.
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