Nanchang, June 20.
An ink-well belonging to Emperor Shen Tsung of the Sung Dynasty (1068-1685 A.D.) "hasbeen earthed here within the city. The article is said to be made out of 'a. piece of valuable stone present-the Emperor as a gift from foreign trading "ship. Though measuring only "a few inches in Tength and width, the ink-well weighs more: than' 20 catties and is carved with inscriptions to the Emperor—Kuo Min. setting all the support they need, {re reaching the end of their resources, and have made a united appeal to the Chamber of Commerce, but have failed to. get_any promises. of Help from it" These charitable guilds have a specially heavy drain them because of the numbers impoverished people returning from abroad whom they are expesied to The local community has suffered fa serious loss by the final" depar-fare from the port of Mr. and its.
R. Hance. Br. Hance has been the local representative of B. & S. almost continuously for a period of over twenty years, and he and his wife had come to' be regarded as Permanent elements in the constant-shifting society of the port. They take with them the good Wishes not merely of the present residents, but of very many friends scattered]
and wide who have been at one ime or" another associated" with them in the fife of this port,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.