Being intent on a holiday, we left Shang-bini on the 13th May, at 6.30 p.m, in a house-boat and proceeded up the Souchow ai nity of Shanghai is 6o well known Creek, but as the country in the imme-
for our describing sassed Ya Che-tun at 10.30 pan.
un or the Mound" past, olden times this mound was covered with 'a bamboo grove and became noted be black hen is said to have laid sixteen eggs, which she hatched out, the result being eight chickens and eight pheasants, A temple used to stand in the vicinity, but both it and the bamboo grove have long since disappeared.
At 1030 a.m. San Kiang Kow was in sight. Here we passed large boat with the flag doing double duty. It was used 'i, and also notified that the oocupant of the boat was on special service, the public being informed in large black letters on @ yellow ground, that he had
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