All true friends of China r when trustworthy evidence reaches, them that the authorities are engaged in disbanding their superfluous troops, and are correspondingly grieved when the evidence points the other way. to the forces being augmented instead of being diminished. I regret therefore to report that there is evidence, to prove that considerable activity is being displayed here in enlisting men for the army stationed in Chekiang. I met recently two large boatloads of recruits that had been enlisted in southern Shaohsing on their way to join the forces in Hangchow.
Is_Chékiang preparing to assist the North or South in the coming struggle?
Trade continues bad and several shops have remained closed sit the New Year.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.