8, Widgeon has gone to Shanghai. The Woodcock and the French boats are both up at Saifa and the Woodlark is thus left the only guardian of the port.
The holiday season was enlivened by frequent cricket matches between an from the British men-of-w The bly proved victorious.
Mr. 8. B. Starling, who for the past five years has been " member of this to Hankow and leaves in afew days. Wo also bear that Mr. Chate, a member of the indoor Customs DAY riy pay.
Rates of exchange are abnormally high here jast now. 'The writer has never known in all his many years' previous experience such rates as now ied. prevail.
A band of beggars has reached this place. They are returning to their native county of Pobsing and are begging their way thither. "Thi begeibg in the southern provinces, of the bands that annually go
They namber hundreds in a drove and consist of wen, women and children they are driven from their homes by famine.
Word has just reached here that Mr. Wileon, the well known botanist, who was travelling north-west of Chento, has broken one of his lege, How, we do The rice crop has all been harvested in good condition, and the price of rice haa fallen accordingly.
it. L. Gab, the China Mutaal Agent, who has been ill for the past three months is slowly improving in the Chungking Men's Hospital,
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