We reached Huangchow about three in the morning, and put up as usual in. the steamer office which is some distance from the city, and as soon as the gates were opened we sent off our writers with a resyectful request to the head gaoler of the iuangkanghsien to be allowed to see certain friends of ours who were locked up under his charge as witnesses in the Sung-case. Before this reached them, however, the authorities knew of our arrival, and were most anxious to know what was up now. On our last visit they had been satisfied we wore persons of not the slightest importance who might be got rid of in
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