The Archive · 1902

The Drought

Ther" has been no rain yet, beyond a few showers. The spring crops are being seriously delayed. The rivers are very low, but the minimum mark has not quite bern reached.

The Guardians of British Interests.

1.M.S. Moorhen left this morni having paid. her firs, visit to this port. H.M.S. Robin left a few days ago, The shallow-draught gunboats, with the addition of the older H.MLS. Sandpiper, are the guardians of British interests on thy West River. When not at Wuchou, they can generidly be placed at Sanshui, at which place excellent shooting is to be obtained.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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