Ichang Hard Hit by Opium Ta decline in River Traffic: x Bureau By Owing its importance almost solely to its position as a trans~ shipment port for the Upper Yangtze, Tehang has been hard hit of ney the general decline in Unrest_in Szechuen has had she further effect of greatly re due jz the volume of native trade passing through the Gateway of the Gorges, though peaceful conditions prevailed at, the time Fecent visit, there being no- Com-Iunist forces. within' 100 miles the city, Opium revenue, formerly esttmated at tw net value of the port's legitimate trade, appears to have passed its zenith with the ramoval to Hankow of the tax bureau headquarters, Foreigners dwelling in a cosmopolitan centre such as Shanghai are apt to picture with half-condescend: ing pity the lot of their combat. riots in up-country stations: of boredom and Gike most broad general chis. is-far from holding: every case, yot there are places where the visitor from the coast may pardonably. suppose that members of the foreign communities must need either full absorption in congenial work or exceptionally attractive personal interests to. reconcile them to the surroundings of their axil One such treaty port is Ichang, nearly 1,000 miles by river from Shanghai, Opened to foreign trade J87T, the walled city, together with environs and junk population, is credited by the postal. sury with some, 110,000 inhabitants, Transfer of five married couple from the Yochow region in connection with the River Customs service has brought up the number of foreignesa to about 55, including mis-lon aries and men of the gunboats in at Andvew's Day celebrations th community set something of cord by mastering more than 60 strong.
Soon beneath, the hovering mist which so often drifts down from th Gorges on mild winter days, the slatternly low-level waterfront could not be eas attractive as the Yang chored on ing near Catholic Convent on the outskirts to Jet a: launch from the American ting travelled up from Hankow with unboat Guam take off a sailor who
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