Officials,- Gentry' and Mex chants of Kashing Guests of S. P. Mission Fro Our OWN Connesronoewr:, Kashing, Nov. 29.
The bumper rice crop is rapidly being cleaned by motor-driven milly operating inthe city and most. of the towns of the district, During daylight hours the streets are erowded with country people. The canals are very low, dredging much needed, with no money available except for work at the desperately shallow points by private enterprise, On November 27, about 60 of the officials, gentry and business men of the city were entertained at the Southern Presbyterian Mission, The Chinese were congratulated on. the escape of Kashing from looting o worse as the various soldiers passed and repassed during the 40 days war. The foreigners were cordially corm: mended for ce-operating in efforts to secure protection from the dif ferent commanders. You _correspondent sat next to a Han Lin who secured his degree about 50 years ago. He talked calmly and without bitterness. about foreigners and' the present low estate of China, Hin view, so far as it can be interpreted, is to the effect that the Chinese can be best governed by wise, culture td, experienced men who command the respect of the people for what they are and do, rather than by a display of military force. Tt han not been demonstrated that a doc torate from a western university. of itself an adequate equipment for ruling the four hundred "millions, Tt may seem to many now badly: behaving school-boys that the state~ ly, matured "Prineely Man" hay faded out, but it is even more evident that the eagerly expected scientife "Super Man" has not yet arrived. This part of Chekiang do-sires peace and ood will to all, a hope not yet fully assured,
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