Kienning is sad because there Seems little prospect of Ue Shu's return. Lor over 10 yours he has managed, by diplomacy or otherwise, to keep this district wonderfully free from bandits and incursions of northern troops and upon the whole his rule has been very beneficial, and he has endeared himself to the people. Just now a brother of Wang '{ze-lin is acting in a very-high handed manner. He is in charge of a company of northern soldiers who hava been in the city for some months. It will be remembered that it was owing to Wang's action that Hsu Chang-chih was able to effect his incursion into the province, Last night, at a feast, Mr. Ting, the leading banker, a Kiangsi commercial man, who has done a good deal for ihe city, was seize ed and imprisoned by Major Wang, on the pretext that he was stopping the people from contribut—ing $30,000 for the support of the soldiers. Several wealthy families have moved out of the district to avoid this pillaging and extort tions. The city magistrate as present is a local man, a Mr. Gan, and he is supposed to have invited these northern soldiers.
There is great need of rain throughout the country, and if it-does not come quickly a very serious situation will result.
An electric power-house is being built, but, before the electric company commences lighting operations, a new regime of peace and order will be needed.
A smal] launch—or rather motor boat—has successfully been' brought up from Foochow, making the distance in three days. If it can be adapted so as to work even when the water is high, our travelling may be revolutionized.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.