Old Time Air of Peace and Prosperity Lacking: Ominous; Shadows on Every Side: Posters Advocating Boxer Methods Pao Our Ows Hangchow, May 1.
Hangchow is as interesting ever, It was quite a pleasure to new acquaintance with the We: Lake and the surrounding hills so full of charm and glory. No wonder this famous beauty spot has earned for itself the designation of "Heaven below.
On a recent visit, the journey from Shanghai, by railway, was uneventful. True, these days the trains are crowded beyond deseription but chiefly with soldiers, officers munitions. Considering the untied state of the country, railway management are to be congratulated in their brave efforts to maintain a service with some degree lof regularity, especially in view of the recent chaos into which this gateway of commerce has been thrown, 'The express on which I travelled steamed into Hangchow under one hour late, 'The railway station presented a. lively spectacle. Almost every available space was festooned with banners, wall pictures and war' slogans' of every description. A Jong. streamer stretched across the platform carried the inseription—jent_ down the Wu-Han Govern-ament."" Another bore the words—
"Welcome the Nationalist Gover ment now established in Nanking Other pennants unfurl the fame of Chiang Kia-shek and make it known that-—"Tfe truly practises the Three happened to pass the Headquarters of the "Y" and to my amazement found the place under guard. A notice in large letters on white cloth stretched across the gateway, announcing that the premises were now "The offices of the Local.. Government."
'A bystander told me that the Association secretaries had been ordered to quit and the buildings hhad_beon forcibly taken that day. It is said the Local Government had offered the "Y" $100 in order to rent other buildings for their work. Remonstranees against this. high-handed behaviour fell upon! listless ears.
Quite a number of institutions] have been appropriated in'this way.) At the Large hospital which was taken over a short time ago, two Inrge scrolls adorn the main entrance and reed:—"Down with Imperial-sin" and "Promulgate the spirit of the people." Inside the waiting hal! nother long scroll exhorts the people to "Remember the thirtieth of May." It is illuminating to hear the gossip of the people in respect to some of the institutions seized by the government. A rude awakening is coming upon some of those responsible for this Inwless action. Instead of being able to make money, it is now found that finance must be donateil to the institutations in order to keep! them going concerns.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.