'A. second cause of unrest ts undoubtedly the scarcity of food. Rise is now costing $2.08 a tan, which for Szechuan is very dear Ghastly tales are related of what is happening in consequence. At Sin-chiao, not far from Mienchow, recently a man in desperation, took his two small sons to market in taskers. No one would give him for them, nor could he even get a few pints of rice for them. "Who will give §2 for them with rice at this price?" he was asked, suid he, "there is nothing left for me but drastic measures." He took iron and drowned them. home to his wife, who She went and drowned herself too.
And amidst all this the third cause of troubles goes on from those who should know better.
There is great disaffection amongst and it tends to take a decidedly anti-Christian bent. It is seen not only amongst students in Govern-Jment schools, but to a certain extent amongst those who are in touch with foreigners, and is doubtless Mirgely due to anti-Christian propaganda, It is very probable also that the Chinese newspapers dow good deal of damage in certain directions, In spite of all these things, though, I do not think the hopeful tone of the "North-China Herald" ly unfounded. There is a very great conflict of ideas going on; and many of them are decidedly god ones.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.