Wuchow shows come signs of deve point of view. The British Consular offices and prison stand at the foot of the Consular hill, on the opposite Dunk of the Cassia river to the city. These form a standing object lesson of solidity and—shall I say—stupidity. Strongly built (hough the foundations show signs of slip: iz) in x narrow gap between two hills on North and South, it possesses not a si window on the West, and hence ea ni have a through draught. On a sweltering day one ix inclined to pity the occupants to be, On the opposite hill, within the city wall, the officials have built " small powder magazine. I wonder what will happen to the city when its turn comes to follow its predecessors.
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