Peitaiho has been unusually quiet thus far this year, mainly for the reason that there has been so much rain that excursions and picnics were an impossibility, and people had to remain indoors the greater part of the time. Some visits tie more distant friends, and picnics to the nearer hills have boon tried, but we believe that about as many came home wot as dry. We have just closed a fow days of fairly good weather with a very heavily overcast day, ending up in a downpour and indications that rain may continue a good part of the night. While our five miles of road from the station Diseases, Pimples, and Sores of all Kinds, Lits effects are marvellous. Thousands of wonderful cures baxe been effected by it. Sold everywhere at 2s. 9d. Beware of time to set fire properly to their own Settlement. The town is perfectly quiet and running ea its own bat no doubt we Shall see the Yellow Peril march in this over hill and vale are fairly good as Chinese roads go, yet these heavy rains put them ina bad condition for such as fall upon a rainy day on which to emi-worthless imitations. evening or to-morrow morning, grate to these cooler quarters.
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