South Kiangsi, Jan, 2
This district continues to be as disturbed as possible. The wonder that the robbers find anything worth while taking, after so many Visits, On the 9th they agai "took" Lungehuen. It really: required no taking, as the informa-Yon.was far ahead of the robbers, and their intentions and direction were known; ea that all who want ed. to get clear left, and quite number of officials arrived in Kanchow recently. If reports sre bandits are much more ty, than those who preceded them, and a good number: people have been killed. "Tt is said that the outlaws expect, to remain in Longehuen for the New Year (Lonar).
in the Hsing-Kuoh district the outlaws have issued their own paper money. They have also decreed that all deeds, also promis-Ory notes, records of public funds ete. are to be publicly burned, Whether they have enforced this or not, [0 fat -have nite i formation, but this issuing of paper money will be a great hardship: all. Merchants will be forced to accept it for goods, and then, when the outlaws are driven out, they will be left with a lot of useless Paper notes on their hands. "Yet to refuse the notes is useless, as that, means death, ently made in the solar as One is that the Shu" (giving the lucky which was to be had fora few ents anywhere, now sells for anything up to.' dollar, Copies are all secretly" issued of course, and the fact that they are only got in this way makes. them "far more "precious. The. old saying, "Forbid anything and it flourishes 'The other day we were treated a police parade with a big: drum t the head. A large flag was di layed "on. which were "written amber of characters, "Forbidden to" put. up eralls at' doors com: Memorating "the Tunar year" "Gambling: forbidden during those mote. One onlooker "ynicaly stented that he parade a tineans of making, money the few days at the year "aghad M2) fan explanation he 'Teplied, "If they had. not forbidden' New Year celebrations, they could. not arrent find fine any whom they caught it'and many will be there?"
'Owing tothe severe cold, the public "here have been {othe very poor, and food kitchen have een fu operation for some few. weeks. I heard of one who going down for his breakfast' of this "porridge, took the precaution to take along a ried Guck, and calmly' atked' those. in charge of the "Kitchen to be so. kind. as. Steam it for birny as it sould help the porridge down." He had to Day a fne of $40, which will. go" 40 Purchase some exten rice for more Honest folk to ent, "Merchants are" hit hard this winter. Goods bought in Shanghai toyo months" ago have not yet ar-fived. "The river is. not. aafo, a large number of boats ae held' up." at Kian we hear, with cargo: from Nanchang' for Kanchow, but dare not come up, unless there. were troops with them, and not a few Know. that already their goods have been stolen by robbers of the way. Oh for the good old peaceful days when you guid. travel -anywhere and de in perfect safety, Tite preliminary examination. of 50 Korean students of Kyoshu, who were involved in a movement create serious trouble, was eonciudd at the Kyoshu Court by Preliminary Judge Fujimoto on January. 27, and'49 of them will be publicly: tried. "One has been liberated. informed discount the more alarm: ing reports, and the offals did: tho best thing possible to dissipate the fears of the populace by' tartiog into collin the dollar banknotes and to exchange them debar for dear with silver twenty cent coins, The paper currongy had been faetyating In'value from day to day, baton the 27th-shot up to the hundred per [cent, mark, and has remained there
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