Huchow has a splendid light service. From year's end to year's end there ig scarcely a hitch in ils operation. Speaking in a general way there seems little ground for criticism of the Light Company, unless it be, as alleged, in respect to its charges.
By all accounts this season has been kind to the farmers. The silke crop was excellent and silk is now bringing a somewhat higher price than last year, although, of course, not anything like the price necessary to make vegetables and fruits, such as melons. of many varieties, water chestnuts, sweet potatoes, the taro, and the lotus Foot, are being garnered in profusion. There appears, indeed, no danger of a lack of food sufficient to satisfy hhunger's demands, Yet nobody is expressing any particular cheerfulness over the outlook. For, in many ways, the depression seems to be tightening. ita grip. Every now and then a shop puts up its shutters and confesses its inability to struggle against adversity. Ready money is hard to get by anyone in city or country.
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