The foreigners who availed themselves of the trip to Pootoo last week by t C. M. steamer Kiauyteen, had, by eral report, amo: eas well as a benvlicial w ing. Chine: i Pouton temples is the mage to the no fewer th: ce hun red devout pilgrims having this the first trip of the season days many foreigners who long for a whiff of the sen are deterred by the expense and want of time, hut on this trip sixteen eigners enjoyed a brief sea voyage an capital entertainment for the moderat~ charge of twenty Mexican dollars, a tariff Tess than that charged by hotels for x" like period of time. The steamer left here at 5 p.m. on Saturday and reached Ningpo o'clock the following morn "he weather was perfect and the outside of Tungsha comparatively sino: so that none but the most sensi were upset by the motion, A tw hours' stay sufficed for the discharg of the passengers and freight at Ning) and by noon the vessel was anchored in fifteen fathoms some five hundred yards off Pootoo Island, A hundred or more boats awaited the steamer to the list hotly contested for, Poutoo was stirred into its annual of bustle and excitement, The last pilgrim ashore, tifin was served in the saloon, after which the foreign passengers Innded and spent the afternoon mmidst the lovely views the island offers. Chairs, home by able, well-fed coolies, were to be hired and were requisitioned by the Indies and the less energetic. Five or six of the most important temples were visited where every attention and courtesy were shown by the priest in charge, As the day cooled bathing from several of the many coves on the sandy beach was enjoyed to the full. By seven o'clock the parties returned to the ship ready for a hearty dinner and the evening lounge in the comfortable deck chairs with which the steamer abounds. The evening was exlm, the sea rippleless, and although not a breath stirred there was neither a sense of heat nor oppressiveness, and most enjoyable night's rest_was obtained. The following morning (Monday) the bathers were early on the alert and made full use of their opportunities. At seven o'clock the anchor was weighed and a course shaped for Ningpo which was reached by noon. Some 6,000 packages of tea and general cargo were shipped, At 5 pin., the vessel was steaming down the Yung river, which though certainly as muddy our own can give points as regards beauty of its' banks and surrounding country; the distant hills, the snug and prosperous hamlets, and the numerous tree-sheltered ice-houses all tending to mitigate the flatness of the alluvial district. A full evening had to be spent and made the most of as the morrow would bring naught but the happy reminiscences of the past, so after dinner the chairs on the awning-cover: ed deck were again brought into use and songs enlivened the evening hours. Mrs. Vyvyan Dent, who with her husband was of the party, delighted the company singing in admirable style. Messrs H. Browett and G. E. Burgoyne also added to the pleasures of the evening by the clever rendering of several well-chosen songs also highly appreciated. Delightfully tired, an experience known only to those who seek their pleasures afloat, the company retired to rest to be awakened the following morning by the shouting of the coulles at the Company's landing stage at Kinleeyuen,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.