From Our Own Correspondent, Ichang, Nov. 11.
Sir Francis and Lady Aglen arrived in Ichang yesterday and are the guests of Mr. F. W. Lyons, Commissioner of Customs. They intend making a trip through the gorges before returning to Peking.
At the invitation of the Captain and officers of H. M. Cockchafer, a goodly number of the Ichang community assembled on board to commemorate those who fell in the great war. At two minutes before the "Last Post'? was sounded and all were silent until the bugle sounded the hour.
The people of Ichang are once more fearful of the soldiers here, who have not been paid for many moons. At the present time there are stationed in and around Ichang two lots of soldiers, those belonging to Chao Yung-hua and those who owe allegiance to Sun Chuanfang. It is from the troops of-the latter that trouble is feared. Their commander is still absent and the men are beginning to get restless. Reports are to hand that a small village a few miles away was looted, two days ago. According to report, Gen. Chao keeps a strong hold on his men and they are not allowed to move about the street after dark. It is said that' the same man has had made 1,000 caps of the kind in which decapitated heads are usually displayed.
The steamer season for the Chungking run is almost at an end and the larger vessels have made or are making their last trips for another year, There has, however, just arrived in port a steamer which has been specially built. with a view to navigation during the low water season and it will be interesting to, see what success attends the venture.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.