General Yang Sen has apparently settled down in Luchow. He has control of this and other intermediate towns as well as the port of Chungking. General Hsiong Keh-wu is recognized as the Independent Governor and remains quietly in the capital keeping pretty much in the background. General Liu I-chin has his old post of Civil Governor and seems to be the man in authority again, but similar to Peking there is not. much show of power or authority. The people have peace and that is the biggest. consideration to them. The harvest of rice is commencing and is promising. Heavy rains have sent the price up temporarily. The dollar changes for 3,100 cash, highest on record. The increased cost living keeps pace with the rising dollar.
Avother incident in the comic warfare of the past few muths has just come to light. Lat Sujuin, agent for the local Singer Sewing Machine Company, is a relative of the well known General Lai Hsin-hue, and has been induced to raise a local militia corps himself taking the rank of honorary Brigadier-General. He was given a commission to wipe out a band of roving tufei which he did with neatness and despatch handing over the captured rifles to Geneval Yang Wei. Another Bridadier named Chu promptly seized Lai and is now keeping him strongly guarded because he did not get the rifles.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.