Mission has recently taken up residence here, but thus far though calls have been' exchanged with the Protestant missionaries they have not resulted in the pleasure of personal acquaintance.
The hospital of the American Pres byterian Mission has been making fair progress, and the contractor has promised to have it under roof before the end of the year.
The weather this autumn for the most part has been fine, the crops good, and the people prosperous. Prices fare high, due to the export of wheat northward, where food is scarce.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.