seems at last to hare, reided to autumn} during the early half of last week (19th an 23rd August) we had a great heat wave in which Fahrenheit registered 99, but on the 24th the cool weather set in, It may be premature to talk of the rains, as floods fave been known to come in September; a0 far, 1899 has been one of the dryest sen sons on record. The river has hardly been within five feet of the sill; and although the silt in suspension is great, the channel is better than it has been for many years; 8 feet 6 inches obtain for several miles below the Bund,
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