Now what is the exact condition to date? It is that things are not nearly so bad s was believed, the number of cases is not large and all, thus far, have come through people entering Makdeo from places farther north. The disease is quite exotic, and not due at all to local conditions. This city has, even when its sanitary were the most primitive, ite good health record, owing doubtless to ita situation, which allows it to be comparatively easily drained, its good, for an eastern city, water sapply, its wide streets, with side afreets all at right angles to the main roads, its roomy compounds, and no slams, and bat very little real poverty.
Daring the past five years rigorous measures have been taken to root out every opiam den and gambling place, this fact, coupled with the industrious and sober nature of this nearly quarter million people, is all in their favour, The prisons are greatly improved and their inmates well cared for, and so here is another factor in our favour.
The streets are as busy as ever, at this sessop, and all, outwardly, are contented and happy. The authorities wisely make as little fuss a8 possible, and, excepting that an alert policeman jast warua one not to go into " certain compound or house, no one is the riser, and ago hopeless, but it was our lack of faith in the Chinese, not realizing how far they bad advanced, and how well they can thera in an emergency ud cities are being well arranged too, Newchwang, under its able Taotai, with his foreiga advisers, early made ample preparations for whatorer may happen, and having done this, they may escape all trouble, and gladly find that their efforts were not in vain.
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