On December 27 last a slave girl and 4 mafoo ran away from their employer, who resided at 455 Canton Road, taking with them jewellery and money to the value of $1,600. They wore traced to Ningpo, where they were arrested. The mafoo, however, was permitted to bail biawelf out oe payment of $500, mich be paid out of the stolen money. He then absconded, and left the girl to her fate. The girl was brought back to Shanghai, bat her companion has not An illustration and short article on Whangpoo Road in the sixties is of interest, but we note that nearly three pages are given to a story that can hardly appeal to shipping mea,
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