In some respects we feel isolated. specially as regards newspaper mail item the south. Tientsin papers come fairly regularly, but it is not 20 with Shanghai mail. \We received a large batch of August arrears a fortnight or more ago, Siberian mail seems io come through without too much delay. The scarcity of boats between here and Dairen would account for some irregularity if mails are sent by that route. Mail between here and Tientsin and Peiping appears to through either way without undue interruption or censorship.
The town is beginning to show the usual autumn signs of desertion by the summer crowds. Numbers of Russians and others have left in the past few weeks. Most of the American destroyers have been moved to-cther ports and the Pecos has been going' and coming a good deal though the Black Hawk remains in harbour. By the end of the month Chefoo will have almost entirely opped into its normal winter aspect xh. y Saiten cee feo satur cotton thread industry of Jukao is again slowly increasing.
The supply of food is abundant and at prices that are reasonable. Imported things and drugs are scarce. Fruit imported from Shanghai such as oranges and bananas are not obtainable, but local fruit such as pears and persimmons are abundant and within the price of all. Coal and fuel is sufficient for local needs.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.