The horses of drosky drivers have been examined by the experts of the S.M.R. Hygienic Institute and the Institute for Infectious Diseases of Domestic Animals, altogether some 960 horses having been examined thus far, This examination has resulted in discovery of 13 infected animals with glanders, The: were Il killed at once, In consideration fof the fact that glanders infect human beings as well og animals, the The following extracts from a letter from a foreigner at Chungking, dated September 27, are illuminating, especially in view of lews received later that conditions have become much worse there, The writer states:—
The conditions under which shi fare running between. Ichang and Chungking were never worse, The Dandits are strongly entrenched about 45 miles above Ichang, and they have been holding up ships, demanding and receiving various sums from a few hundred to 1 hundred dollars per trip. The last Yangtze Rapid ship that came up left Ichang with 30 of the bandi fon board, and it is pre-med that nly because the captain left Tehang. very hurriedly at their request, because they were being chased, that the ship was allowed to pass the bandit district without being foreed to pay any money. Not intrequently bandits board the ships, either at Chungking or Fchang, and then hold" up the ship. Money and valuables are taken from the passengers and the crew, and then the ship is allowed to proceed. To overcome this one of the local officials has adopted the role Bandit Prevention Guard, and for the sum of $200 per vessel under takes to seo that no bandits board the vesvel—avhile it is in port.
General Yang Sen, imposed animals drawing the droskies were special "inspection tax" at Pan-tou, the first to be examined, in face of|and charged large ships $400 ami" oppo from "ther inpecton fen, "and ornater, Gre owners.
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General Sutton reason thin, imposition has been Friends of Gen, Sutton and alli polished. Yang too is said to. those who know of his remarkable short of funds, but this is hard to [career will be interested to hear th understand, as his income for the he has purchased the Rodgers Bui weeks ending September 15 from ings at Vancouver, where he hai the special opiam tax at Wanhsic settled down. Described as "one of was one and a half million dolls, the outstanding business blocks As a protest against the heavy Granville Street," the building ex-taxation on the river above Chung= changed hands at $1,000,000, on King merchants are holding on to The building is of reinforced concrete with 10 ston basement, and a mezzanine floor. Tes 340 or more offices are go cleverly planned that they are capable of being united in almost innumerable, feet frontage on Pender Street and 120 feet on Granville Street. only two oF three out of a total of bout 20 Chungking-Suifu boats are running. There does not seem to be a shortage of cargo for the large steamers going down to Ichang, nnd freight rates are Tls. 3 per picul on downward cargo,
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