A few days ago I heard London described as: "all board and no lodging" and if not entirely true it certainly borders on trath as the all-important part of this great city is almost literally nothing but boards. Yesterday afternoon I went round the greater part of the route to see how things were getting on, and there seems still an immense amount todo. I hearth trouble about getting men to work is en "rmous. In many places the stands seem to be only just begun whilst in others all the floral decorations are up Coloure'l paper flowers and leaves are being much used, and as even last night it rained heavily'and the weather forecast predicts heavy. showers to-day—some of which we have had already—I think the paper flowers will want renewing before Tuesday if they are to look. at all half of 1896,.and-the net result would have the serious drain of money. now monthly fi Rather a new feature in decors been. much better, but forthe heavier coal proceeding from this port, to Manila. Of tion seems to be celluloid balls of. various bill and.exceptional. expenses incidental to course -this is all very heterodox, but I do colours, which contain small electric lights the inauguration of. the: West River trade, not—although I am not: a gambler—pro-inside,' They are not ye pretty and I in which the two small steamers Zangshan fess to be a purist. I only want to see hear they are very inflammable. Sv it is to and Lunghiang: are now engaged. 'The common sense applied to the treatment be hoped they will not be very extensively Company. have acquired. Iand- with water of Asiatics, and the surrender of the ridicee at Wuchou and Kongkun at a cost' used. It seems a great pity that the schema culeus idea that laws that are good enough or at any tate one of the numerous of $8,000, for white men are equally suitable for schemes for decorating upon some uniform
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