During the last few days the rivers have Veen flooded by the constant downpour of rain. Hundreds of acres of corn, nimest ripe, have been utterly ruined along the Ya and' Tang valleys. No such destruction by water. has been known this in part of the country for many yours, Houses, and in come cases almost whole villages, have been swept away. For a whole night snd day houses, cattle, and fields, some of the grass house roofs' with people on them, erying for help, swept past the city wall.' The streets in the lower part of the city were under water and the water almost reached to the twp of the city wall in places effort whatever was made by the city authorities to save either life or pro perty. They seemed to be either helpless or to take no interest in the sufferers. Maile are stopped and there seems to be 2 general blonde to teaffie he the high water.
Expected The English guubosc, the Woodlarh, has been expected to reach our city for some dago pret, but bus failed to active vet (one arn rRKINE Cor!
22nd August.
The first Summer Conference for Chinese preachers, teachers, and helpers, ever held in China on the scheme of Mr. Moody's schools at Northfield, is in session now at this place. The school is made possible by the lib of the Rev. E. G. Tewksbury of the American Board Mission, who pays the travelling expenses of the visitors and prepares the buildings for their accommodation. delightful location was found for the buildings about two miles from the settlement on high hills commanding a fine view Gf the bay and surrounding mountains. In the distance is Chinwangiao, and still further is the outline of Shanhaikuan. A large bath-house is erected on the beach and part of the religious exercise of the day is for every man to go and bathe in the sea and play games on the sands. This was ce much enjoyed that after the first day we were told that the camp was filled with the groans of those whose muscles and bones ached from their unaccustomed exercise. The fresh air, moun-"tain climbing, and daily bathing, all seem to give the men hew energy and never wore meetings of several hours' duration programme is not publicly announced but each day attended with more zest. The consists each day of Bible study, from to 8.30, breakfast, from 9.30 to 10.30 discussion of some live topic (yesterday the men chose the topic concerning the relations between Roman Catholics and Protestants), and at eleven o'clock ther isa more. formal. "Platform address" which has been given respectively thus far by Dr. Ament, the Rev. Cunningham, the Rev. Turner and Dr. Pyke. The entire afternoon is given up to bathing and sports. At half past six there is a sunset prayer-meeting on the rocks. After their supper in the evening the men are not slow to accept the privilege of going to bed. There are sixty men present from five missions and fley constitute an audience any man might count it an honour to address. It is hoped that this school may become an annual institution and, by some arrangement, the numbers attending can be largely increased. What it may mean of physical and moral wollbeing for the Chinese to come to this quiet sea-side resort and enjoy the beauties of nature no one can estimate.
Our mail failed to arrive last night awin, it is reported, to the high water in the Lan River which has caused some damage to the ridge. The heaviest rain of the season has just been experienced. For two days almost incessantly the rain_hns fallen and all the gullies and brooks have been swollen into torrents. siderable Folk-Lore being discovered as people want to purchase any coveted point. One gentleman wanted to buy a certain small elevate ed plateau when the owner objected to the sale as it) was from this point of vantage that his ancestor discovered the mails of an approaching Corean invasion several hundred years ago. The invaders were repulsed and the fortunate man rewarded. The hill is now siered to the memory of the rmeostral hero.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.