The papers report, however, that in The Acting-Governor: I ssid that I thought you probably were thinking of some parts of the provi happily, every probability ti those houses, coming summer crop will be Mr. Hewitt: I was not. one. The farmers say that too His Excellency: Well, I thought you rain has boon falling through the What really will be done does not and too little during the day. This haa led to the development of a lary yot appear, There seems to be much Personal feeling in the air, and number of grubs of various kinds, which flourish under these conditions, ouch party seems to think that the matter is @ personal one, and theroud are detrimental to a good crop.
cannot be looked at in the Indeed the report before mo here in responsible Canton Daily says that the coming harvest will not yield more than one-half the regular crop, removed, and if such how best to remove it and that, therefore, ther loamy however, that the Government a the Ggurative words of the Chinexe willingly go in wholesale for the recor writer," "Tt is ex'romely dificult for any. mendations of the Commission, and it one to anticipate the gladness of en} is hardly expected that it would; on P's foot." These are, of course, " luxury the other hand, sober-minded people amongst the people.
Il think that when personal foehn the other hand, the same report have been allayed to their normal calm-states that in the sister province of ness, something substantial may be Kunnggi, there are hopes of a bar-attempted. vest, and that if these hopes should be realized there will be rice in exoeas of Government House "At what is needed, and this surplus can be Home." exported to those who need it in the The At Home held st Government omer province.
House Ist week was s great success and gave gonoral plessure, It is the Viceroy Tsen. first time for some years, that the While H.E, Viceroy Teén Chun-heuant arrangements have been superintended appointed to take over the charge of the by a lady, and one too of such genuine Two Kuang in place of H. E. Chou Fu, is sympathy for the comfort of her guests resting at Shanghsi, the people hero, as Mrs. May. A. D. Os. are all very well, od bureaux are but they are no match for the trained getting restive at his non-appearance.
of @ real hostess. The number of 'Very elaborate preparations have been i 0, and as they eat in th come bir, and money spent air listening to the music of the wat should' remove from his band of the Middlesex Battalion, and enjoyed the different kinds of rofreshments provided for them, they spent 8 very pleasant hour. Among the guests, elaborate has been done to receive a Vice-re many representative Chinese, snd roy for many a long day. some Portuguese, The Chineeo natural-recent move has boon ly keep together, and I noticed that they telegrams to Shi wore always well waited upon by the Excellency will be Chinese " Boys" at Government House. meanwhile wishing him all the happi-'The latter think that whoever is overness and blessings that are either looked their own countymeu shall not Possible or impossible in this world of be—And who will wish to blame thim/ Chine,
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