We have now five photographers in this city, and of late we have from men with " cinematograph and phonograph, whilst within the last few the 85 days a conjuror has appeared from Pekin; is n0 opiam being planted in this district, I hear from Fakiang that some farmers made an attempts to sow, bat that the official came down promptly 0 the offenders, and by the tender mercies of the cangue, the rod and fining, put a stop to it.
Soap avd candlon tarned out of the Lanchow factor; been sent down and are being forced ions shopkeepers, Official trading does not seem to be the thing for China, and this way of getting rid of the factory goods will only end badly for the factory. The people here cannot be dragsoned into using things foreign jost to please the raling classes, Oar Kansuh folk are a bit donkey-like; they can be coaxed bat not driven.
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