Those unnequainted with Bane Kow can best gain an idea of the vital importance of maintaining order inthe ex-British Concession, by running over the list of banks and noticing their situation. One of the smaller Jupanese Banks is Wweated in the Japanesa Concessi Deutsch-Asiatische in the ex German Concession; and—two French and one Chinese banks the French Concession. One Ch'= nese Bank, the Central, isin pes session of" the premises of the Russian Bank in the ex-Russian concession, But the other twenty three banks are either in the ex-
As regards sanitation there is no ground for complaint. It is true that the mosquito brigade has not invaded private premises and mes ed about with a tin of kerosene. but those who have seen the mem:- bers of the brigade peacefully sleeping on the shady side of 2 chimney stack know how little work they really did, There is a lovely story in the annals of Hankow of the time when the brigade went to sleep on the roof of the Roman Catholic Hospital, forgetting that they were on" the side facing the roomy occupied by the Sanitary Inspector. Their reception at the foot of the Indder was about as hot as the temperature registered fon that day.
The cleansing of the drains is regularly (attended to and there has been no trouble with the ccwers. The river has not risen high this year, and this of course has saved the difficulty which arises when the level of the river is higher than the mouth of the outflow pipes. There has been trouble about water, but for this of courts the Director fs not responsible, and the great improvement in the early days of July is undoubtedly due the remonstrances which he hi made to the Waterworks Company.
The state of the finances of the Concession is of course not made public at this time of the year. But the fact that the debenture interest for the first half of the year was very satisfactory. The and other municipal workers and thee is no nyone "drawing pay wit ing. The Recreation Club for the police hias made a good start and a type of man of good physique and decent education is being attracted into the ser\
British Concession or just on the opposite side of the streets which separate it from the Chinese ity. When one finds the three leading British banks, the Yokohama Specie Bank, the Bank of China and the Hank' of Communications all within the liniited area indicated, one sees. that a heavy responsibility rests on the Director of the 8. A, D, no.
Hankow,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.