Wuchang, Oct. 28.
Tuchun Wang has been asking to be relieved temporarily of his post, the reasons he gives being that his health is unable to stand the strain of his official duties. Possibly another cause is that he may feel he has lost some face over the appointment of the new Civil Governor in place of Governor Ho, who was dismissed from his post owing to his being a member of the Anfu Party. General Wang had nominated as Ho's successor _a friend of his own, but Peking, mainly at the instigation of Wu Bei-fu, has given the position to a friend of the latter General, whose nomi-neo happens to be the man the Wuhan Chambers of Commerce also wished to be chosen.
For some years attempts have been made to establish a football league in this centre and at last Workable scheme appears to have been evolved. Up to date the clubs that have joined are Hankow Race Club, United Services, Customs, Navy and Wesley College, though it is hoped that other teams especi jolly from mission colleges, will enter the competition, Such a league will doubtless give great stimulus to the game in these parts and will make the task of secretaries of arranging weekly matches very much easier.
The Wuchang Union Nomnal School, which for the past 12 years has been carried on by the Ame ican. Church and English Wesleyan Missions, is to receive a new accession of strength by the participation of the American Presbyterian Mission in the work of training teachers. Rev. A. A. Bullock is expected to take up residence as one of the staff_and as the representative of the Presbyterian.
Yesterday evening owing to the clear weather we had a fine view of the eclipse of the moon, though the aesthetic enjoyment of the sight was somewhat marred by the continuous beating of drums and gongs that was going on all around, the natives being very gnergetio in their efforts to prevent the destruction of our satellite by the monster which is supposed at these times to be attempting to devour it.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.