Among the noteworthy events, I should mention the opening of a telegraph station six miles east of the city at a place called Hangkang (also Angtao) in response to petitions drawn up by the mis: sionaries, I believe. Thus, after stan curiously at the "iron thread" for nearly a lifetime the people are at last given an opportunity to see what it's for. For two days messages to Foochow, and replies, were forwarded gratuitously, but bow many of these ever-busy people availed themselves of the opportunity your correspondent has not learned. That the line has sufficient business to make it valuable is indicated by the recent addition ofa third wire, though its value inlay consist almost entirely in its importance to the Government.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.