ashing, Che,, Nov. 15.
To an old resident, the obvious changjes in the interior are gradual. Widening the streets, deepening the canals, replacing old arched bridges with new nearly level reinforced conerete struc tures, and shop-fronts modelled after Shanghai styles show steady progress, [The Government schools, where money. can be obtained, built for light, eom~ fort, and convenience, with modern equipment installed.
The old style yamens with dilapidat Jed fronts and rabble-like retame! Jgive way to imposing entrances a1 neatly uniformed police, Soldier camps also are more comfortable and sanitary. The new court and. gaol show marked improvement, Especially to be noted are the numerous signs Jot the lawyers, who seem to be prosperous. One of these seems especially skilful in adjusting divorce proceedings, others noted for civil or feriminal cases, With the highways completed to Ping-wu and Chapoo, the bus line connecting with Soochow gains passenger business, Occasionally [private motor cars are seen coming from Hangchow and even Shanghai, The local authorities are organizing meet the famine conditions "west Jand south of this city, Tu some places, /suflering most from the drought, spection has been made of families factually needy. In genuine eases tickets are given for such supplies as may be available. More work of this kind will be necessary as the weather: gets colder and. distress become deeper. Quite a number had pawned their winter clothing to buy food for the present, Farmers who have trees are selling them to Ket food money. 'Those fortunate enough to have the well grown' yellow elm get ood prices, It is the best local hard wood for furniture and shop fixtures and takes high polish. The railway has trans formed about 100 mow of wild, waste and into a well-arranged tree nursery Jand flower garden between the city and the station, Freight from Shang~ hai comes promptly, the rates reasonable," Reduced rentals ower taxes are much discussed, The Mission will remain in Great, Britain until December 6—Reuter,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.