has rolled by and left us little to record as ing its course. The weather has been much finer, and less rain has fallen. The heat and mugginess have latterly, however, been very marked, and still continue. This morning promises fairly, but as the postponed Gymkhana will take place to-day it would not be surprising if it turned out wet later on.
'The plague lingers yet, though the cases Awindle to ni? one day' and rise to 2 another, as will be seen by the following report for the past week Cases, Deaths, Sunday. 1 1 Saturday Tuesday nil, nil, Wednesday 2° 18 "Thursday 3 8 Friday. 148
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It is time that the quarantine restrictions imposed against Hongkong should be modified and emigration resumed.
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