The saving which is effected by Ue action of the French authorities can well be judged when itis men tioned that ¢ akingpans pipes. reinio conerete domeasining ft. ling and 4 ft. in. in diameter, can Ts. 12. and th the transportatis Other are used daily are also ug of a moist. ma-used of one part cement parts sand. This mixture the prisoners, and after four or five days, which time is given them to "set," the pipes are quite strong enough to bear all the weight they are liable to be subjected to.
ent poles, used for fencing purposes, are also manufactured, at the small cost of Tls. 0.74 each.
At another end of the yard, two men are engaged in making brushes used for sweeping the roads. The brushes, which are of split bamboo, were at one time imported from France.
The Happy Convict.
The prisoners appear to quite contented—one might almost say happy—and they enter into their work with a zeal that is surprising. They Hsieubsien, Jan, 15.
The imp-curious Republic appears to have struck a veritable gold mine by the imposition of the Land Tax, which from recent investigations in various country districts is bringing in a tremendous revenue to the depleted coffers of the Central Government, It is instructive to note the ug success of the new tay even in adjacent countirs, In the neighbouring county of Ysangchow where the people, contrary to their reputation of a decade or se subr ing to the deerer Ab like obedience, the official is enid to be overwhelmed by the number of title deeds awaiting registration, whereas in this and other districts, the lot of the tax-gatherer is by no means a bed of rose If popular rumour is to be believed, "there is unfortunately much reason for President's recent severe th inst dishonesty official cir Those who still regard their tenure of effies ax a olden opportunity to recoup themselves for all the efforts expended in tortuous by-paths that lead to power, have not been slow pore:
in the popular land tax a windfall s1 has seldom greeted the avaricious eyes of their presors in the Ch'ing dynasty, When one realizes the enormous number of title deeds registered and unregistered in this vast country, a dubitable fact that one average village there are sev-hindered deeds—representing nly a few w.* of arable land, tone cannot but marvel at the possibilities of revenue accruing from nature of the Board of Te is surly one that would ko the British or any other Chancellor of the Exchequer green with envy: these critical days in
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