The hospital here has fewer cases of slave-girls brought in after cruel mistreatment by heartless owners. By oficial order, exposed walls, once white or glaring in colour, are Row black or deep gray as a pre aration against possible alr rad Overloading and overcrowding of passenger boats during the days preceding the Spring Festival caused several serious accidents. Among the Worst was that reported "by" the "North-China Daily News" Huchow correspondent near Pingwang, One fof the survivors passing through Kashing sa: d that ae the launch sank, he broke through the cabin glass Moated to the surface and was rescued by a small ishing boat. Lil account says additional passengers came on board after the boat slarted from Huchow, thus probably in" creasing the number "of persons drowned.
As one travels round the market towns and villages of this part of China, the impression grows that the shopkeepers are more cheerful and the people more confident than during last year. More currency is, changing hands, change is made more quickly and pareelg carried in more variety. Women are more stylish, but men have less time 10 look at them.
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