Four days of moderate rain have relieved the situation somewhat. The fields have been softened, although not covered sufficiently to make the planting out of rice pons without artificial irrigation. But for this latter purpose the water in the canals and streams is once more fresh, as the increase of flood from the hills has driven the salt water back, towards the sea. Result, the never-ending squeak of the water pumps, and a countryside clothed in the fresh green of the young rice plants.
Retirement of the German Consul.
Swatow has lost two more of the older residents in Ivo Streich Eeq., the Germon Consul, and his wife. He has retired from the Consular Service, and is succeeded in this port by Dr. Krause. Consul Streich had an intimate knowledge of the ways of the wily mandarins and when any serian: business was in hand knew how to exhibit the iron within the glove He and his good Indy leave behind them a pleasant savour of hospitality and good fellowship.
The Odium Theologicum.
One of those deplorable quarrels, too common nowadays, has arisen between arties calling themselves Catholics and protestants. It has assumed somewhat serious dimensions, and has led to the intervention of the Hsien. But in his dread of foreign intervention he refuses to take the only reasonable course, and treat the disturbers of the peace as lawless citizens.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.