16th July. Ar this season of the year ive is not merely a luxury, but becomes an actual necessity. hose who are compelled to obtain their supplies from native dealers, are fully aware of the source from which the ice is obtained, and therefore take care that though it may be used f cooling liquors, ete., it is not placed nor partaken of with liquids that. are consumed. On the other hand, those Shanghai residents who obtain machine-made ice from the native who owns the establishment on the Soochow Creek, being under the impression that pure water supplied by the Shanghai Water-
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