Between three and four o'clock the afternoon (Monday) the report reached the Southern Monastery that the sailing sampans had again put in an appearance. There was at once a steady stream of foreigners and Chinese to the pier, and on. this occasion everything went off well, While the Hsin' Kiangjeen was about 500 yards off, the junks had to make a passage of about two miles go as to bring themselves alongside, and everybody was drenched during the process. While the day before, the cost of the trip had been 10 cents, it was now (to foreigners at any' rate) a dollar, but apparently it was worth it.
On Tuesday morning the Hsia Peking proceeded to Ningpo.
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