Yulin, who had been seriously i was at one time reported to have died, is now much better and ie progressing steadily towards convalescence.
There is a strike among the natives here who supply fruit and vegetables to Hongkong, in consequence of the Customs w"nting them to pay duty on the above perish-tides. Hitherto no duty has been on food supplies, and the dealers strongly resent its imposition now. They have accordingly resolved to cease sending fruit and vegetables to Hongkong frou to-morrow, the lst inst. Your readers in that colony need not therefore be surprised to find a sudden rise in the prices of the above named commoditivs,—Daily Press Cor.
20th September.
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