Cases of cholera occur at intervals, but thexe is no epidemic at presen'. The milch buffaloes of the neighbourhood have been attacked by a disease that closely resembles this scourge, English as she is wrote.
Complaint has been bitter with regard to the frequent breakdown in the telegenph lines, but who will regret the delays whea he finds that they have produced the following circular from the local office of the Imperial Telegraph service? It is printed as it appeared in the hongs, "Dean Stns,—It is quite surprised after reading: Hongkong news stating our tele-limited sections north and south about 400 raph faulty. As our: lines, within our li: are-generally kept in good order there have. line, soldiers for inspecting as it happened sometimes typhoon and heavy rain interruption takes place but no sooner restoration expected as when fault, never sustained about two months long. Dauriog the season of spring and summer thunder and rain always appeared so caused bad condition of lines for elsewhere not swatows oily. At present all line conditions would be most important so our company had employed more than 20 coolies for helping reparation according the telegraph rule generally kept one man in office here all rests soldiers were despatched for inspecting. On 17th inst. our lines north and south in our section" have been repaired but the section of other office not yet so all merchants here know not about these circumstances get misresult we already explain fully please note and obliged.
.S.—On 26th inst. our north and south
again cause A by typhoon. "Our office imder. till 28th lines interrupted mediately ordered the mex to look around along ovr section but no fault in our district it is evident on other section belonging to other office."
This for "port with a business like our
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