The past Spring has been more than usually unhealthy. A warm and dry winter has naturally left millions of germs unkilled; one the result is that there has been much, sickness among the natives Foreigners have not escaped, there having been several severe cases of fever. All have, however, yielded to treatment. The raarvel is that there have been so few casey. of illness. The Settlement is especially fitted for gathering and distributing dis ese, as the building lots are left unfilled, und gather water during rains and hold it stagnant when dry weather comes on. If the lots were filled in and built on, and proper sanitary regulations enforced on the natives, the place would be quite healthful. But Hangchow will not grow much in importance to foreign trade until we have a railway.
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