Crops this year are abundant. The rice crop is already being harvested despite the heavy rains, and it ids fair to be a bumper crop. Other crops are in proportion. This year's lumber business has been very good. but the silk industry has been hampered by the excessive rains.
There have been several bad ferry accidents despite stringent rules and regulations as to the number of passengers per ferry. Crowding is the worst trouble especially on some of the ferries which run from markets, near at hand. The result is that the boats with their human freight, loaded to more than enpaeity strike a amall rapid and soon All with water. Last week 11 were drowned from two boats just they were turning in at one of the busiest gates of the city. The week before, two boats became unmanayable in a rapid just above the city, and they struck and went down with all hands on board, The Officer's Training School is going ahead. The men are neat, lean and have a soldierly bearing: and seem to be takings their training: seriously. They show the results. of it on the drill grounds and in the streets. The course includes army stition" and There ave 320 in the school which is, classes. led into three Numerous visitors who have paxt= fed through the Rev. J.P, yuen fa, an old Kiatingite who is now on his way to Shanghai, where he will take up work, and Mr, J. Re Muir, on his way to' Chengtu on a business trip, Russian Peddlars Busy, There are ten Russinns here who fare selling serge and other dry-goods. Business with them seems Drink, if ome is to judge by the number of eases of sgoorls which come up for them on the steamers, The price for their goods is not excess sive, Me. MO. Berubé, the new. Assistant District Inspector Salt Revenues, hax taken up his tion at Shutongchivd.
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