The people are busy visiting the temples in procession for rain. Idols ure carried out on chairs decorated with willow leaves and the people all carry chaplets of willow branches on their heads.
The Tsinan people sent to 2 famous temple in Lao Shan near to Tsingtao for an iron tablet that was supposed to work wonders in the way of bringing rain-clouds. This tablet was set up on a specially! prepared altar' la the public park [here, and all classes were invited [visit it and offer incense before it, 'Many thousands came to' bow the knee before it, but after a stay of 40 deys it was sent back to its home, having failed to bring the needed showers.
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