From the Foochow Echo of 18th July.)
There has been a great diminution of "the, late. prevailing the natives in the in the native mind to the heavy rains hi rather too much for the ho caused the sickness and driving hein away, The real reason is, that their dirty streeta have been thoroughly cleansed by the late rains and asa result the air in their houses has been purified, It is gratifying to know that although the rice have suffered so severely farm the late Goods, the price of the grai -soflar from wining, is daily becoming cheap: er. The importations of late have been considerable, and still further supplies are daily expected. So the poorer classes are PY. A. chair cocle, or any other la-outing wan, grumbles terribly if his daily eatysumption'of rice costs him more than to 40 cash.
Foochow has again had the good fortune win the firat prize in the Manila lottery, making the fifth occasion in the short space of ten years on which this valuable prize has fallen to lucky ticket hurlers this port, There is quite a little history attached to this winning ticket, number 2316, There rst the goulding ut the purchaser of it in Hongkong for bringing Up s small a number, a. stupid fellow who ought to have known better, so he was told. Then there was the getting rid of it, which was no easy matter. Tt was sent back over and over nguin to the owner as worthless, while eventually it was disposed of in halves, and only then, 80 we her, to make up certain interests at the last moment because no other tickets could be found.
We are informed on good authority that
and ow districts have respect the ie fa a Kien-yang, Avw:
titiened the High Authorities for wdvico how to act under the following circumstances. In the districts under their jurisdiction, several natives have appeared, to rent houses, and after the lyases were completed foreigners came to occupy the said houses, and intended to convert them into To thia the people in the several trougly objected and riots were feared, such up took place on the Yangtze. The mngintentes wisely ask for advice in anticipation
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