The other big industry at Shihhuciyao ig that of the cement works, Here the difficulty is that Tupan Usiao ix wanting: a big sum as a tax to pay his expeditionary army that has gone to fight Wu Pei-tu's battles, We hesitate to ment have heard: it seems so. big. looks as if the cement works, able to meet this unreasonable demand, will have to close down and then the number of unemployed will be seriously increased in. th place. Is not this typical of China in the present day? It ix impossi lo to see how anyone ix benefited, even the military governor himself, when a useful industry is put out of action and the source of his gains more.
What is more pleasing fy that two long felt wants are going to applied, One is that a hulk is be tinted for at Huangshibkeang, side landing place, The ubiing up and down the wide in the middle of the ight will then by ended. The other matter is that a road, 20. Chinese ft. wide, is already. being. staked out between Tayeh and the railway by which we travel to the river side, The writer has lived here over five years and ig just, bout to leave for another will enjoy these amenities of civilization, In view of the deadlock still existing between Hongkong and Can= ton, British shipping business along. the South El vaconst has dropped considerably. Taking this rare opportunity, certain Shanghai have despatched siderable number of merchant sels to take their place and to carry. ketose and peanut oil, reports the "Shanghai Journal of ever except themeclves, is making a determined attempt to alienate from the Mission property of the value of at least $200,000, Ineach of the trust on the day ollowinge these events, because unauthorized interference with Custome, und it may be that knowledge that his day was ap aunts partly for his conduct. remains go be seen how his see censor will deal wth the matter,
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