ing, Hu, Jan, 27. The "North-China Herald," after an interim of two months, again makes its appearance, but many numbers are missing. That the mails ere operating at all, under the present circumstances speaks volumes for the postal administration. Mail matter from many parts of China and from foreign countries is now filtering through, though the time required is much longer than formerly.
The main street of this city of late bears commands for pedestrians to keep to the left. During most of the bay all the main streets are massed with humanity to a far greater extent than ever before. With a population "f about 80,000, there has lately been an addition of over 30,000, and accommodations are severely taxed. The increment is largely due to the presence of wounded soldiers and refugees. The government is gradually moving on the wounded, and a de-tided effort is being made to make the refugees pass on, but this is far easier said than done. While the daily allowance for the refugees has been largely stopped. they perfor to stay in or near a populous centre than seek the unknown in the hinder-land in the midst of winter. It is interesting, that most of the refugees seem to be of the middle class, most of them literate, and certainly not used to being "down and out" It seems very unlikely that a large pro-Portion will ever get back to their homes in Anhwei, Honan, and further North. This the greatest trek in Chinese histo Ming in the introduction of new life and new blood nearly everywhere, will eventu-Wy spell a far greater degree f union for all China than has ever existed, doing away with much of the sectional feeling that has often Leen divisive.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.