Kashing, Feb, 12, The holidays passed quietly. The Jone reassuring fact has been the regular train ecrvice maintained on, the S. H. & N. rail The writer was in Hangchow ye terday. Outwardly the city scemled quite normal with many soldiers Jon the streets unarmed and unconcerned. Incoming Chinese passengers are more strictly searched lat Hangchow, perhaps, than any ion on the line. ' Women are times frightened in the pro-leees. Elderly females are suspect-jed of having secret pockets for opium, younger ones may be otherwise dangerous.
Having occasion to stop at sev-Jeral other points I was told that preparations are in process to weljcme arriving, to speed departing soldiers. Merchants and gentry find the funds, Here in Karhing, the District Magistrate ard leading citizens are' ce-operating to save the situation possible, whatever happens. Wounded soldiers, convalescing here, have Red Crors badges a: tached to their suiforms.
The, local Chinese newspaper is inclined to ghe at foreigners,
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