A de C. Sowerby has re: ceived a letter which, although 1 lees not bring the news quite up to date, will do much to relieve the anxiety felt by a great many people jin Shanghai since the rumour got about that Mr. Floyd Tangier Ajax") Smith, the well-known traveller and collector, had got into trouble with bandits, Bx, Smi who had previously headed sev scientific "expeditions into the me terior of China, left some few hionths ago on behalf of the famous Field Museum, of Chicago, for whom the was to do some collecting, Early in the year, Mr, Smith wa known to have' penetrated into th wilder districts of Szechuan, and it Was there that he was reported to have got into difficulties, His letter to Mr, Sowerby, which was dated June 17, shows that he has "had rouble, but he personally was then safe and free, and it is hoped nothing worse has occurred, Mr. Smith stated that he had been. given a certain amount of trouble by the natives in the mountains of Szechuan and on one occasion one lof his camps was raided and burt four, all the specimens stored it being destroyed, At another time, house in Moupin which ho had rented was broken into and looted. Since these happenings, Me, Smith es, the,"Suechsan authorities ave given him an assurance 9f tne Up to the date of writing, Mr. Sith tad nada Sey ntenseine collection of zoological material for the Fisld Museum inladiee iced monkey fait, serow, ora ala fully adopt female gla is expected bache tu Shanghai ole time next month, for the pose of outfitting again, after whi the will return to Szochvan fon. fortier work, and
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