What is true, and what we have felt to be trug, is that on and about the date of the festival the city never-do-weels were anxious to emulate the doings of tt confreres in the country districts, 0 6 in for wrecking the various Missions and help themselves to what they could find in the premises of the foreigners. As has been said, this intention was effectually frustrated by the energy of the local officials, and perhaps still more by a timely downfall of rain which was sufficiently heavy to damp the ardour of the most lively street bully in Chungking. For the rest,
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