A gruesome sight of a head exposed to public view was to be seen here the other day. The man had been executed for arms smuggling, He had previously been sentenced to two months" imprisonment on a similar charge, but after release had returned to his evil ways.
There was a heavy thunderstorm here on the night of May 6/7, which, fortunately, stopped the spreading of what might have been a very bad fire. "A. large book seller's shop inthe heart of the town was burned down, the loss being, estitinted: of "about $20,000 Dut the heavy rain prevented other houses from catching fre:
Sunkmen's Appeal for. Help 'The Wanhsien' Chamber of: Commerce has taken a-bold step. They declare that the Junkmen's Guild has rendered much public service and thereby has incurred some debt. In order to extinguish this debt, ths Chamber desires to raise money' and has arranged a meeting of. Chi merchants" and foreign firms for this: purpose.
It is proposed that foreign firms should consent to pay. 2 tax of one pen cent, on the freight of all cargo carried from Wanhsien, which is to be paid to the Junkmen's Guild to clear the debts, This is regarded as another attempt to "squeeze" on the Upper Yangtze traffic, and it is expected that the foreign firms will resist it, "It is said that one or two of, the smaller ships have agreed pay-—Reuter's Pacific Service.
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