The passenger launch "Luxuriant Prosperity" having been loaded with a thousand. bundles of hemp deck cargo, Incontinently sunk on its way down to Hankow from Puchi, "All the passengers but one were rescued by other craft,
Hupeh, about 70 miles trot In the Yingshan district ow, largo swarms of locusts ha made their appearance. The local farmers have been told by a sooth sayer that these are divine me sects, and instead of taking steps for their destruction the farmers fare contenting themselves with offering incense and worship to the pests. They sometimes try seatter them by beating the ground with bamboos, but even 30. th avoid killing' the locusts, 1 soldiers, being from other parts, are enjoying fried locust at every meal, "but the people are. very roused at this impiety. The local oficial has urged the Provincial Authorities to tak charge of the situation and defy, the farmers Wuhan Cities Census, The another Wohan cities have had at getting a The results published show that Hankow city has a total population of 521,280; Hanyang has 85,977; and Wuchang has 247,545. To these must added 6,£40 persons in the 8.A.D.8; 12,469 in the French Concession and. 2,895 in the Japanese Concession, The grand total is thus 876,06, and for the second time the popu: lation of three cities fails to reach the million mark, Two energetic affcials will leave us tommorrow, General Ho will Jeave his post as representative of the Generalissimo and his head: quarters will be closed down, of lone! Li Fong, the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, goes to Nan-King to report on various q\ to the Foreign Office. It is com: monly reported that he will to another office in the Por near future, Axoriten disastrous fire occurred in Hangchow on July 19, resulting in the destruction of 150 houses in Kuancho Street and the death of man and three women, Owing the strong wind and. obsolete apparatus the fire brigade had a most iffieatt time in- coping with the flames. Several people winer injuries or burns.
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