Ovum Own Connesroxoenr Hanchow, Oct. 11.
The double-tenth, the 15th anniversary of the Chinese Republic passed off, yesterday uneventfully without anything in the nature of a demonstration. There was a meeting of the learned in the Hall of the Educational Association, and the Christians of the five Churches in the city met in Dr. Main's Lecture Hall to pray for peace. One of the speakers at this meeting gave a short account of what has happened in China since the Revolution and regarded the work of destruction and waste of money, waste of fe, waste of time, waste Jof education, ete.
The city' is quiet. The news-[papers are quiet on Marshal Sun's movements. It is rumoured that] Governor Hsao has been asked to Jdeclare independence but he is }too wise to take a false step of this sort.
Yesterday the thermometer was 40 degrees less than it was a few }weeks ago.
Mr. John McNeill the barrister spent the week end in Hangchow. preacher relay at our monthly, The Rev. C. B. Day was the
English Service, On Tuesday the Rey. R. P. Fitch we a most interesting lecture on "Buddhism" sionary Association Meeting. Dr. Anne Fearn pays a short visit to Hangchow to-morrow.
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