The weather atill continues unpropitious for the farmers, who, vow certainly have a discouraging outlook before them, There have been several cloudy days of late, but the clouds always disperse without, giving the hoped-for showers, We get dust instead.
On the 29h March & quantity of bedding and some other articles were stolen from room on the mission premises at Jénts'un, Taiku Hsien. The thieves effected a entrance by breaking the lock by which the door was fastened, the room being unoceupied at the time. The magistrate has promised to look into the affair.
Atwood at Fénchou Fa, ata vast of less Last year 4 new house was built by Dr.
than $3,000, Rooms for patients wera built Other buildings for dispensary and angelistic purposes are to be erected this year, Dr. Edwards, Taiyuan Fu, and Dr. Goldsbury, T'aiku, are planning to put up similar buildings during the present year. This shows that we have, no. immediate fear of being driven out.
8th April.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.