ug, a native of Kansu, of the same province yun, took a farm some seven years ago which they occupied in common. The year before last owing to a bad harvest they ran short of funds, and dissolved their partnership. They made an equal division of all the cattle, horses, and agricultural implements, ete., one article only—a bread pan—being excepted, which, as their houses were close by, they agreed to use in common. One day, about a year ago, Chang Té-sheng went to his friend's house to fetch the bread pan. Ihe latter having gone out and locked up the pan in Chang was obliged to return without it, The same evening Teng came still his His Majesty expresses a hope that in view of the near approach of the summer freabeta the work will be proseed on with all energy to a speedy completion.
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