Tocal speculators, who ware looking forward toa sharp. rise in market quotations when became generally known that there were to be. amortization drawings of the 8 per cent. military loan and the 7 per con! oth' year loan, are inclined believe that the Shanghei banks were. réspontible - for the. series' of rumours. of Tsao' Kun's: death, that these Fomonre broogh' about ring an annual income of 8,000 in rent from. the single company of had sth Ma.
Siandpoint, there is something be said against taking away their huding onthe bund, oun MopRAS ancimmorURE
Ong cannot cross the river now without being struck by the imimengo progress in building which has been made by. Hankow even!
the lest. two or tree" years The fine, granitefronted Hong. kong & Shanghei Bank building no fonger stands lone, "but challenged on the one Still newer bank. build the other by the reconly com-piloted snd very fine offices of the KPO. The whole Bund now dominated at one end by the now Customs House, which ts ancther Hine structure of grey granite.
"The newest building la Wuciang ty eeperisental garden inside the itary Governor next.
Great East "Gate, and which Sot quite. finished," This temple consistaof Ewo courts, cack faced fy a low hall haile of well-porntdied" bricks. "The roof ie. of Chineée design, buy "made with near, much more' than can be Many scores of foreigners have been travelling to and from yearly meetings, but we have heard of na case' of incivility from the hordes of soldiers, though inconvenience is frequently encoun-
"Chinese has come from Chengtu to establish an engineering School. "Work is being continued on the. $40,000 " five-arch stone bridge which crosses the vor hero.
The beans, wheat and rape all look like a good crop, but rain is needed. Food stuffs are natural ly very high. The dollar is 2010 cash,
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