The Archive · 1924

Money Tight in West Szechuan

Took. Ao Owp-Conmmtonnent, Tzeliutsing, Sze., Nov. 22-24.

'The new electric light plant is working wall About 300 Ughts are in. Pollially we are quiet Bank cheques and money orders are N20. per' cent." commission on Shanghai. There isa. strong tendency to consider the 20 ch pieces below par, while dollars change for 3400 cash. with a fall imminent. Some few bandits are still about.

We have been favoured with the passage through here of Misses Hrimstin, Marshall and James, the two former returning from furlough from Canada and the latter a short term teacher for the Canadian School in Chengtu. Algo Mr. S. Soper and family have just retuned, and are proceeding to the University for a short time. The Rev. Jas. and Mrs, Neave of Kiating spent a few days here.

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