To the Editor of che "Noon-Cama Dairy News."
'Sm,—The following incident is 0 full of food for thought of what may be the difficulties of han freight, stores, etc. going into the interior in the future, that T have ventured to ask' you to insert it in paper.
'A friend of mine, @ missionary, was on his way to Nanchang, having gone up by steamer from Shanghai to Kiukiang, and then was taking the train from to Nanchang.
He had with him four small wooden boxes which contained two lawn-mowers. Tt was his i tention justly when he has the power to de 30. During the past years of change and excitement only one mission station in Kansu has been looted, and Mr, MeGilliveay should count hhis blessings instead of rushing into print over $3.
Without justifying all that Marshal Feng has said and done it would be unjust to let such an attack as this go by test, Marshal Feng has maintained order in Kansu; he has during the last year allowed complete religious liberty; he has not occupied "our 8 in Kansu; he has welcome ed missionaries back to the province il] of Honan; he has issued or ed used to be issued passports for mission aries to return to Kansu; and wi to have these put on the trai id Pay the regular rate for parcels.
On going to the station he found that there were so many taxes to be paid on packages taken through im that manner that he toft the four boxes to be handled by someone Kiukiang. This was done by the Chinese in charge of the Kuling Rest-house.
The following is x bill rendered to my friend by the above-mentioned est-house keeper.
Every charge on it had an attached voucher.
Each tone of the payments was made a different office, and you may imagine the time' that it took to get the whole thing through.
for Four boxes containing two lawn-mowers, Total value Ts.
To Import Full Surtax (on "#90 trust with a period. of peace he be able to clear his districts from bandits and Communist, Without any reserve we can press our thanks for the mercies enumerated above and with many others hope the day will soon come when similar conditions will be en=
Joyed by other provinces, Enclosing my card.
Tam, ete,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.