Hangchow, March 13.
Provincial Trade returns show a cheering advance on last year. This is attributed to the growing combination of railway and canal, and other waterway transit of goods. The old mint which long since was turned into soldiers' bar racks is to be reopened—not, however, on the old site. The scarcity of coinage is becoming intolerable.
The summary treatment by the principals of the Normal ani Middle schools in refusing to receive the Union Deputations sent to them by the students draws out another strong. indignant letter from the latter addressed to all the provincial branches of the Students' Union advising the pupils to strike work unless fair hearing is given to these deputations.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.