We underatund that the pay of the men at the Mingan forts, and all other forts on the river, lus been reduced by one half, by order of the Viceroy, xs he thinks they have too little to do to entitle them to full pay.
Two coolies, engaged by a native bank to carry $2,300 from over the Bridge to Nantai, managed, in a crowded part of the street, t" disappear from the man in charge. Po the surprise and consternation of this man in charge they could nowhere be found, A handsome reward is offered fur information that may lead to their arrest.
Reports reach us from Cheong Lok, Hockehang and Hing-Hua that the fall of snow was far heavier in those places that it was here. Tt lay to the depth of upwards of two feet, and a great many head of exttle, left unsheltered during the memorable night of Sunday the 15th instant, perished in the cold. The people are suid to have been terribly alarmed on first seeing the snow.
Acad story comes to us from Kushan Two brothers who were obliged to sleep out in the field te watch their exbbages and potatoes had erected a temporary shed of the fhsiest character, composed of ban-boo and straw, to pass the night in, On Monday morning last they were found by their relatives buried under this shed, which had fallen on them, dead. It is thought they were literally frozen to death, has told the tives, in consi Fi) commend in t them. Rive is fully 900 per picul dearer, and the price of Bre-word jan it was. Salt fish, generally so cheap, is now too dear for the poorest classes t" buy at all. Shredded sweet potatoes, although still the cheapest food to be had, have risen to 900 cash per picul, having now largely taken the place of rice in the meals of the poorest natives, many of them being driven to live solely on this tuber, and as many more having to be content with one meal a day of it.
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