At the end of last week messages: were received that Chekiang troops retreating before Fukien forees were making for Taichow city. There were several hundred coming. They were said to be doing x 'good deal of pillaging on the way. The great question that naturally exercised the minds of the people} was, how would they behave whilst here with us? Some of the well-to-do—though there are not if any, really wealthy men how—feeling it would be got away whilst they could, suddenly conceived a strong uffection for country cousins and hurriedly went off to visit them.
'The large majority of business men and others went on with their daily work, and awaited "whatever fortune should bring them. 'The magistrate imposed a levy upon DDusiness houses, s0 as to insure the soldiers' supplies whilst here. ye course the troops arrived. Some of them looked well. and. happy. Others had evidently been through trying experiences, and were worn Jand. tired in appearance. They came in one day, behaved quite wel, fend to everyone's relief left on ths next. They marched off to Haimen, where Ningpo, in company with another band of fugitives coming up by #01 from Wenchow.
Several brigades of Chekiang soldiers were camped at Kingyuen lose to the Fukien border when the Fukien troops marched hékiang. They retreated to Chujowfu and here they seem to have aken into three patties, some Ko-ing north to Yenchow, another party to Wenchow and the third to Haimen vid Taichow. Another report affirms that large numbers Jwent straight from Kingyuen Chutsin (printed on the map you sued as Chuchow) and there ided into two parties, one going to Wenchow and then on to Haimen, the other meeting them at Haimen after passing through Lienku and Taichow. We are thankful they have passed on, leaving us much as we were before it arrival. An ait of uncertainty and consequent uneasiness pervades town and country alike. Our fate seems to depend largely upon what happens at Ningpo, and we anxious Ty await news, In a certain Gloacestershi sign, jean not but feel that public sentiment in this part of the world exactly summed up in that, feuphonious aphorism, the great} Jdifference being that in the old Jeountry the pub, was allowed to, here it is not.
The amount of rain that has fallen im Taichow city during the month of September just ended Jemdunts-t6 25.98 inches, as against, £.09-in August last: On 11 days 29 Jain fell as against 12 fine days last month. Out of 25.98 inches in September, 18.80 inches fell in five days.
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