Iron ore is being landed in large quantities on the Taiping Bund, 30 miles below Wuhu. It is operated by a Chinese company but it is all shipped to Japan. The Japanese have a contract to buy all the ore that they can put out. Ten miles below this another Chinese company has built ten miles of railway and is preparing to mine iron ore also. A German engineer has been there for over a year under a contract from the Tuchun of Anhui province. The iron ore from these hills back of Taiping is the purest and best ever mined. dock has been built abreast of the ore landing and large ships are loading there most of the time.
The river cities have been active in raising money for the fam-me. Their last call upon the common people was most encouraging.
The election for parliament went off quietly three weeks ago. No one seemed very anxious for the honour. It costs too much. Votes were- bought openly upon the
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