__Kiangsu Recalling Years Before Boxer Rising From Our Own Correspondent, Tsinkiangpuku, Apr. 4.
The older missionaries in this section say, that conditions now compare favourably with those obtaining in 1808 and 's9. Not in outward gestures against foreigners, but a possible underrent. One thing is in itself nificant. For the past two years persistent efforts have been to purchase property in us parts of the city, and we have been willing to pay more than w reasonable price to obtain land. Many of the tracts desired have been owned by' very poor people, and yet, not one piece has been purchased and there doos not seem the slightest hope of getting any in the near future. The ''middle men" who are appronelied on the subject try earnestly to put through a deal, then quietly seem to lose interest and stop. I am sure there is something behind this and I believe it would be interesting to hear reports from other parts of this and other provinces.
With other parts of China as disturbed fis they are, your correspondent takes pleasure in reporting that conditions here seem normal, Seasonable weather has given a good prospect for the wheat and while bandits are active north of us, they seem to be in smaller bands than for several yeaf™ past.. The saving clement in the situation in thi part of China, humanly speaking, is the flat country, making it im: possible for large bands to secret themselves with their captives T]and plunder, as they do in Hunan and other province Any danger which may be lurking in our. section, and I not believe it is negligible, comes from the soldiers themselves, To the -aveiago observer it would seem that the local soldiers are control than formerly.
tige of the local defence commissioner is certainly lessei ed, and it would take only a sufficient pretext—war in other sections for instance—to cause a revolt here.
NEW MUILDINOS, great deal of building is being done here among—the Chinese and foreigners. A new building for the mission Gi School is now under construction, and, a now dormitory for the Boy's School starts this week.
The biggest single advance being made by the General Hospital. At the present time a tubercular ward is under struction, to which we will admit Patients " affected with _tubereulosis, and try to teach them how to take care of themselves, and protect others. Plans are flow about complete for two new large buildings, to be known ax the "Houston Unit" of the hospital, This will consist of an Administration building contain. jug offices, Inboratory, X Ray rooms, a complete operating suite with two operating rooms, and x large chapel, and a new Woman's Hospital with four wards and a number oF private and service rooms... These buildings are made possible by the gift of the members of the First Presbyterian Church in Houston, Texas. When completed this will give. the hcspital a modern plant with about 175 beds.
A wooden ease, landed recently Kowloon from the str. Rachen,-a German vessel from Hamburg. was found on examination by Revenue officials to contain 118 Mauser automatics. and [13,800 rounds of ammunition. the Magistracy. Mr. Hamilton made an.order for their confiscation.
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