Hangchow, Mar. 21.
The chief citizens, representing the various guilds, have formed a Foreign Affairs Committee and have called an emer; meeting to consider Chékiang's interest and duty in regard to the Twenty-one' Demands.
The Assembly is still unable to meet for lack of a quorum.
The principal of the Normal School has tendered his resignation. The Educational Committee is suggesting that principals in future should be elected to their position and not appointed as at present by Government officials.
Hangchow, Mar. 22.
The Normal. School students are up in arms at the resignation of their Principal and have petitioned the Civil Governor and Board of Education to persuade him to withdraw it.
It is said that Mr. Lee Yah-tsu, a Chinese in America, is returning to China to establish a People's Bank.
The Commissioner of Finance has gone to Peking on important business and! may be absent for a week. A late Finance Minister in Peking, Mr., Wang K'eh-min, has just paid a short visit to our city. He returned to Shanghai yesterday.
The Board of Industry is talking of establishing a long distance motor service, but what about the roads? Should they not be made first?
The sun is shining, the willows are green, the white magnolias are bursting into full bloom, and soon the peach blossom will be out.
Hangchow, Mar. 26.
The students of the city-are on strike to-day against the 21 Demands, but so far there is nothing specially striking to report. A boycott of Japanese goods is in the ain, but so far only on flags.
Inquiries into the Normal School poisoning affair are still being made, but y produce no solution. The students have been asked to get up a drive to collect money to meet the doctors' expenses, etc. The ©.M.S. Hospital gave its services free.
The motor buses are still rushing on and running over the pilgrims who are visiting the famous temples west of the lake in great numbers just now. Accidents are of daily occurrence The new hotel is more than fully booked up for Easter.
March 27.
The protesting procession yesterday was large, over 10,000, and represented every section of the people, except officials. After assembling ix: the Tartar City they marched to the gate of the Japanese Consulate and repeated, three times, "Return Port Arthur and; Dalny and wipe out the 21
The Assembly has got a quorum at lest and will hold a "social chub"—tea and talk—this afternoon
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