The Archive · 1903

4 Storm Centre at Rest

This region is.also noted as a storm centre of rebellion. The city and one of the great business suburbs were badly done up by the Long Haired Rebels neatly furry years ago and the business suburbs remained in desolation for many years. It is now rapidly building up again.

our years ago, in an adjoining hsien, there was a serious uprising, because of famine, in the suppression of which more than 20,000 people are reported as having been killed. All is quiet now. The crops were excellent last year and grain stuffs are at bottom pric Unbroken Ground. their supplies by se son and had crossed a "couple of miles below: the flotilla ud, between prisons, hi hills north river. Towards dusk the tard also appeared and crossed it the aspiration of a week proves that the' affair will pass into oblivion. When things are quite: they will quietly yo back to their islet and "their old avocatio Their leader is and appears to he a I

There has never been a Protestant Mission Station here or nearer than 60 miles to the city.

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