Hangchow, March 31.
The Civil Governor, because of very important business, says lo must go to Peking for consultation, and has wired to the Minister of the Interior to sanction his going.
The Commissioner of Education has got his five commands from Peking re girls bobbing' their hair, marrying without parents' sanction, etc.
Yesterday at Wangochiao the mother of a carpenter died after an hour's illness and plague was rumoured as the: cause but I "hae ma doors." Preventive measures are called for and are in order.
The editors of the Hangchow daily papers were entertained to tiffin to-day by the representatives of all the Christian missions and were addressed by Mr. Rawlinson, editor of the "Recorder," who came from Shanghai for the purpose.
The Famine Relief Drive Committee has sent notice to the Chief of Constabulary to appoint special duty police to see that the 1,300 students are not hindered in any way in the collection of the money on April 3.
Because of the floods in Taichow rice must the imported and the Governor has telegraphed for 30,000 piculs to be sent from Wuhu.
As Chekiang is rich in undeveloped mines the Minister of Agriculture is sending a special mining engineer, Zech Pin-lin, to investigate and report. The Local Board of Agriculture has been informed of the coming of the expert.
Now that the Easter visitors have nearly all gone the sun is shining and Nature around the West Lake is bursting forth in all her glory. In a few days the hills will be ablaze with azaleas. Just now the deutzia, wild lilac, and peach blossoms are lovely.
Manchuria and Mongolia, as well as incidents in the negotiations, have come to light, and it will pay the Japanese people to pay special attention to the matter. Judging from the publication of the- documents, this journal is rather doubtful as to the concrete exception of Manchuria and Mongolia, but considers it correct to say that Japan has secured a sufficient guarantee towards her demand, relying upon the fidelity and good will of Great Britain, France, and the United States. The Kenseikai party express their views to the effect that, as the Government did not publish the document during the session of the Imperial Diet, it indicates its insincerity. The Government appear to have feared popular censure because of the obscurity surrounding the exclusion Manchuria. and Mongolia. It is essential for the Japanese people to make thorough investigation into the course of the negotiations concerning this question between the Japanese Government and the rest of the Powers concerned.—Eastern News Agency.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.