Weihwei, Honan, Dec. 27.
The past few days have been quite uneventful as far as the feared anti-Christian and anti-foreign demonstrations are concerned. We: have not heard of any distur-ances of a serious nature in this) region, although some notice was taken of Christmas day and some parades were held, There are very! few troops about here at present} and the country is as quiet as can be expected. Railway service is rather unusually good for these troublous times. Three express trains continue to run each way every week between Peking and Hankow, although they very seriously by military trains ug and Shuntefu. The y and are usually about a day late at this point, We consider.ourselves very fortunate Decause at this time last year there were no express trains and the trains there were we found even ator than they are now, and more] crowded.
We have said above that the country is as quiet as can be expected. In certain nearby districts the bandits are very bold and troublesome, In the vicinity Changte they are worse than at any time in recent yenrs. It is a matter of almost nightly occurrence for] groups of robbers to come into the city suburbs and.nearby villages and to carry off oF wound and kill those who do not do their fiendish pleasure, There seems to be no special protest and there is no red= ers. The Inck of resistance certainly does nothing to improve conditions, nnd only makes the successful bandits bolder than ever.
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