Success to the Nationalist Revolution Success to the Revolution Nationalist Cry for joy Cry for joy 2 "Frequent meetings are being hel by some of the Pastors and Church Jeaders of the city to discuss the question of an Independent Christian Church. There is a general feeling, judging from a printed leafer issued bby them, that the "initiative a management" ought to be "grasped' without delay by Chinese leadership. The movement has not yet taken ai are not so easily solved as was at first imagined, /Separation from the parent missionary societies is a point which does not readily find a unanimity of feeling.
Under the present oversight, the M, 8. Hospital Chapel ly being used for all kinds of meetings. Over the platform, on which ere planted the banners of the Virty Jand nation, the picture of Dr. Sun finds a place, together with lof his will, Situated on one tthe flags is a sheet of paper on which ithe "order of meeting" is set the opposite side the various slogans" are made manifest. These sayings, 1 presume, are shouted with, one voice at the commencement of the meeting which may be called. ment.
Long live the Committee tors who carry on this Insti Increase in Taxation If One important topic occupying the [thought of the people at the present]
ime is that of increased taxa There is no end to it," said a jines man to me. The two house rent, which was to be collected for September—and (October, has not yet been called for. It is expected something will happen when the collection is put} into operation. Through the good offices of General Chin Feng-chi, it is said, the restaurant food tax, of ten cents on every dollar, has been abolished. Other minor food taxes have shared the same fate, such a3 [two cents on every bottle of aerated waters. Will these and other taxes bbe imposed later on, is a pertinent} Jauestion of the day.
The wireless station has been erected on the site of the old Manchu parade ground. The construction is first class order and the workmen are now busy putting the fr ing touches to the work in hand. It is expected the whole plant will bbe ready for use by the end of the The Bore at Haining The eighteenth of the eighth moon found a tremendous crowd at Wai Ming, read to do obeisance to the Bore as it came sweeping along. [Those who took the journey expecting to see a large wave must have queen disappointed. The crest of tne incoming flood was exceptionally} low this year but the Chinese were very joyful, for it was what is called "peaceful tide" and augurs well for the affairs of—men." An exceptionally high and tempestuous Bore is called "the wandering spirit" tide, and the "natives say this. kind of Bore is up to any kind of prank, A new Labour Union proclsi tion has just been put out. It is a call to the labourers of every trade to register with the Union within the month. A nominal charge of ten cents, big. money, is made for each registration. Failing to comply with specified time, fall upon the miscreant. This Jan earnest and urgent warning] failing which, the said labourer will not be permitted to ply his trade jin association with others or in the locality. This notice has been sent Jout by the authority of the Labour} Bureau Committee,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.