Wenchow, Apr. 23.
Wenchow seems to have entered upon an era of unprecedented prosperity. Never during the last quarter of a century has trade been 80 brisk, Every fire—and in the past there have been many—sees old shops and houses replaced by. modern buildings of mach greater size and importance. Streets gradually are being widened and show the "modern plate lass fronted shops to much better advant; Instead of the one small steamer of 20 years ago arriving every ten days, Wenchow now has its regular re steamers a week and many others coming at irregular intervals, Under all these" conditions, is not to be wondered at that the is to have its park, Wenchow, another famous city, is built on seven bills and the Jand between two of these, to the east of the is Ueiny used for the new park, The city wall between these hills has been taken down and the gently. rolling erourd, part of which form-was a cemetery, is to be provided with flowers shrubs, pavi Jukes and bridges, for the delight of the people. wssibly the sanitary condition of the city will be considered later. Many of the canals have been Dlocked for years and their stagnant water and decaying refuse, together with the open cesspools still to be. met with all over the Wrecding places for all sorts of discases, Rarely a year passes with out its cholera outbreak, which sometimes attains terrible propertions,
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