Work at the Union University has foe en carried on without inter-
[ference since classes were re-opened Jon November 3, The students who Idid not leave have organized in a way that bids fair to establish the institution on a stronger basis than lever in educational circles, Steps thave been taken to set in motion machinery that it is hoped will do much to counteract the false state-
Iments carefully scattered through-lout the city and province' by various organizations. It now appears that the recent movement was supported all the anti-foreign and anti-Christian organizations of the city land it isa matter for surprise that, the freedom from interference they enjoyed, more serious results Idid not follow.
Since the return of the students there have been many rumours to the effect that their leaders' per mission to return was only tempora lary and that all must hold themselves ready to walk out again when Jealled upon.
There has been tittle unpleasant-Moss for foreigners on the streets since the strike, and the shopkeepers Iscem as friendly as ever. But there general, undefinable feeling of pense and anticipation that something much more serious will happen. Many of the older members fof the foreign community are ex-[tremely pessimistic about the future. They feel that irresponsibility has seized the youthful anti-foreign caders and that extreme acts are! Likely to be more common in the future.
"The military leaders in the city Ihave as yet made no declaration as to their connexion with the develop. ments in other parts of China, Of Tate the relations between the soldifers. of General Tong Hsi-hou and General Liu Wen-fei have grown more strained and there are almost daily reports of street fights in which one or more are killed.
Business seems to be thriving as there was a splendid rice harvest and the roads seem to be fairly free of robbers. Letters from people going down-river by the small boats make no mention of trouble of any kind, but all refer to the over Jerowding of steamers by soldiers on the lower river-—Reuter,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.