The Archive · 1923

BEST WAY WITH SCAREMONGERS

The dark prophecies of the men from Szechuan have been printed and distributed here, but it is reported that the printer has been incarcerated by the authorities.

A recent fire has destroyed over 40 shops just inside the South Gate on_both sides of the main street. Only the city wall prevented the conflagration spreading to the Southern suburb.

Our last piece of news is to the effect that Mr. Wolff of the B. A. T. is leaving us for Shanghai and then for Home. Some of us at least will miss his jovial presence, and we wish him the best that can be for him.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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