'A few fatal accidents occurred during the latter part of the year Two ferry boats were overturned at one time, at a point north of the city, where the Lutangho separates from the Grand Canal, and more than 20 pertens were drowned, Later was reported that a ferry on the Lutangho east of Sutsien had ca sized with the loss of several lives. At present there is a large amount of te drifting down the Grand Canal, most of it from the lakes. This makes navigation very dangerous, and practically no boa's are moving up stream. It is said that two boats have already been sunk by drifting ice near here, and that seven persons were drowned.
During the pest year, this distelct thas been more nearly fie from ban-und permanently removed irom tne scenes of North Kiungsu, and those who remain have been temporarily to suck an extent that they do not constitute a serious menace to the lives and proerty of honest people.
Some large temples outside the city walls were it tied up as barracks for the soldiers. A few glass windows, were put into the temple walls, garjcen plots were laid out and many batrioue exhortations were" writen jun the wauls
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