Heart-Rending Conditions: Officious Officialdom Ruin of Many: Exports Held Up Froxt Our Own, Hankow, June 7.
Although the reception "for the King's Birthday was held on Monday at H, M, Consulate-General and at the Hankow Club afterwards, all British buildings were flying' the Union Jack on Sunday, and the one over The International Export Ca, Lia, could be seen for miles around, if being, as far as I can gather, about 40 feet in length. This flag was made Guring the war, and has since been hholsted on all State occasions.
"The local political situation is quiet, although some apprehension is felt regarding the activities of Ho Lung, who is still ravaging the countryside on the borders of the province, with his hordes. "Many conferences have been held to decide on an effective way of clearing him out once and for all, and hopes are entertained of achieving this object very shortly.
'A, visit to the native city makes one's heart ache, when taking into consideration the prosperity to be geon there only a few years back Halt of the shops are closed, and many others are running at a con-
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