The small steam Munch which has now been running five months is beginning to pay her way. A better acquaintance with the shallows and moving sand banks has enabled her navigators to make more regular rans, and one can now drop down to Haimen with less anticipation of sticking in the mud for four hours towards low water.
The Wheat Crop which foretold so poorly during the spun drought, has since March picked up with commendable celerity, and a fortnight of clear weather has facilitated the in-gathering of s nine-tenth harvest of excellent quality.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.