May Ist (1) A Decree announcing that on the 4th of May, the Emperor will visit the Ta-kao-tien Temple and pray for rain There has not been a complete drought this pring; but the rainfall has not been sufficient, and now that the commencement of summer is at hand, the farmers are waiting in anxious expectation. The Decree also nominates four men of rank, who will on the same day burn incense at the four temples of the Gods of the Winds, the Clouds, the Thunder, and the Rain,
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