Some twelve days ago, several military officers, including 'a cousin of the Governor's (holding the rank of Major), were to be executed receiving.' bribes and releasing robbers, for linking up with robbers, and for oppressing the people in certain districts. The Governor [considered it of suiicient importance to have as many as possible of the troops in the city paraded on the new parade ground near the Arsenal. There must have been many thousands, judging by what We saw from a good distance off. The condemned men were to have were taken out, of Gen, Mao and secured for the other three the less degrading punishment of death by shooting. The Governor him. self was present and afterwards addressed the troops, warning them that any military men found guilty of crimes against the people would be dealt with in like manner. The whole affair made a great impres-[sion on the people generally.
On the 8th instant, sports for all the schools in and around this city, and open to others from a distance, if they eared to come, were held on the new para.) ground and attracted large numbers of people. The programme was over-full, but on the whole was very interesting and the whole affair good rice harvest this said that the average for the whol province is 80 per cent, but rice still costs over eighty cents per bushel, whereas before the revol tion it cost about 30 cents, How-lever, as compared with two or three years ago, the present prices are moderate indeed, Tt is a pleasant fact to record! that, in spite of heavy duties and taxes to meet all the civil and military expenses, people generally do not regard our Governor as out to make money for himself. said, and nothing is known to the contrary, that he is a comparatively Poor man, and, while striving to maintain strict discipline, he quite democratic in his ways. A mistaken impression has been gathered by some foreigners that he 8 a Christian, or at least interested jin the Gospel. Some two years or ago, while he was at Chihshin, Jon the Szechuan border, he invited Chinese and foreign preachers to commence work among his troops. On their arrival, he was very friendly to them and attended a few of the meetings for his soldiers, but it atopped there.
His actions how-rely desires to effect reforms 3 the people,
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