The group of foreigners out at Lien Hiaichow, Ku, Sept, 14 Yuin, where the new harbour is being built, and the missionary com-minify in Haichow, have been great-Ly distressed by the death on September 12 of Mr. KA. Bilkvist, who had ust come to Lien Yuin to take up his duties as the new manager of the harbour building project there.
After a. simple. funeral service] attended by representatives of the Netherlands Harbour Works Ca. and by the Haichow Missionary Community, and a number of Chinese friends, his "body. was laid to rest by the side of the grave of Rev.
Vinson, the American mission ary who was Kidnapped and killed By the bandits of this section about] three years ago.
'Conirary to many reports sent out some time ago harbour piers were were not damaged by typhoon during the summer; only the breakwater on the eastern' side was damaged ang and that not very seriously. The work] on the harbour is progressing very satisfactorily now, and in the course of a few. weeks, steamers will be allowed to "berth at the wharf and the Lunghai trains will be coming al! the way up to the piers.
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