The Educational Society has petitioned the Governor asking that student be required to work on the new road only one day in the week and Tam told the request has been granted, The latest news is that the Governor now calls upon girls in the various. schools to do their part in road building, Well, since they seem disposed to claim equal lits with the boys, it doesn't seem unreasonable that they should assume equal responsibilities.
The province continues quiet and the people friendly. There has not been any suggestion of anti-British boy wood are for sale in all the shops. iee the revolution lines, the Canton River about 12|the Central Bund of China, Before|(eve, bee" started, tuning ow ye rmlles from Canton city. That part|the end of the boycott the premium He "work, The "fire wax of the River is only eight feetlof the Hongkong dollar was about cere ates bye deep at low tide while the steamers!30 per cents Now it has dropped. to ™Mltary and its work confined to the take a draught of at least eight anda little above 17 per cent. half feet. Last week two ships of|" Another' reason is the heavy [the em Ht cloved down ax a toning the Steamboat Company coming stzeam of remittances from Chine next one was last from opposite direction were ground-Jemigrants in America and elsewhe Jed within sight of each other. The: Jwhich are handled by local agents had to wait for about an hour fo who in turn have to purchase Can-the turn of the tide before they tonese currency to be remitted to Jcovld proceed on their voyage. 01 the interior of Kuangtung. Th the other hand, the Chinese owned rise of sterling and the American vessels draw less water and cor dollar affords 2 favourable 0ptinue on th trip despite ebb tide. portunity to these Chinese abroad The water is lower in winter to send home their savings. This because of the scarcity of rain fall week as much as G. $710,000 has According to the story of a pile gone through, though they come in fon one of these steamers, the Can small lots. ton Government in 1921 was pet The rise of Cantonese money has tioned to dredge the shallow par Igiven occasion for jubilation to the of the river. The matter was no nationalists who believe that their, year strongly anti-British, although its promoters were on friendly terms with us missionaries, Towards the jond of Inst year it' too closed its doors. And now the third factory has been souled up by the Law Court and its manager placed under arrest, on account of a big debt (of some $5,000 T believe) Tonge owing. However, these lenther factories have turned out a number of ap-Prentices who are carrying on for themselves in a small way in different parts of the city. one of our largest taken up, and the steamship companies in Hongkong interested in this scheme proposed to the the: Government that they would bew the expenses in the undertaking. The Chinese Admiralty replied tha river conservancy is a matter government concern and the pro-Ject was therefore dropped.
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