From Our Own Correspondent, Hangchow, March 5.
The Assembly intended to open in April, but on account of having first to elect its Peking parliament member the reassembling is postponed till May 11.
The Board of Astronomy in Peking writes asking if an earthquake was felt here on December 16. Inquires are being made.
The command from the Commissioner of education has gone forth that all graduates of the Normal School must teach for at least three years atter graduation.
The Military Governor, fearing that severe and sudden changes in the weather may favour epidemic disease, has ordered that care be taken and vaccination not delayed.
Ihe Nanyang Brothers report a very successful year and residue of $50,000 profit after the smoke has disappeared. It pays to keep the home fires burning.
A Founpry To be Srarrep, The Civil Governor, being a Chekiang man and anxious to preserve the reputation of the Province, has appointed four Expectant Magistrates to inspect the work being done in the four prefectures and report for rewards and punishments.
The following sums have just been sent to the Civil Governor for the Famine Fund:—Japanese community $206; C.M.S. Hangchow Hospital $150; C.M.S. Chinese Church $110.
A Salt Inspector's Office has been opened at the Chingtaimen to prevent watering the salt before it enters the city for sale. We hope the salt sellers won't resort to dirty canal water after they enter the city.
An iron foundry with a capital of $10,000 paid up is to be opened next month at Zehbaile, in the City, by a merchant, Mr. Lin Yongdang.
The Civil Governor is keeping his eye on the sea-wall and seeing to it being kept in good repair. He has already visited Hainyin and is going shortly to see the repairs done at Siaosan and Shaohying.
The Chamber of Commerce is about to issue a daily newspaper for the furtherance of trade. was promised last year but did not appear.
The Commissioner of Education is using his influence for the establishment of a Middle School for girls, because there are so many graduates from the higher elementary who have no place for further study. The treasurer is asked to meet the financial expense.
The Commissioner of Industry aas been asked to keep in touch with the price of rice in other provinces, so as not to allow the rice merchants to go in for cornering and profiteering to the detriment of the people.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.