For quite a long time rain has been greatly needed for the fields, and rice had gene up considerably in price, but happily we are now netting copious showers, inter sperscd with sunshine, so all are hoping for good crops. From letters! received, I gather that this is true elsewhere as well as in this neigh-
Ir is common talk that the delegate from Nanking who arrived last. week has come to bring Ku chow into line with Nanking concerning opium prohibition and other matters. If this talk is correct, it would seem that Nanking has definitely taken a stand against opium. Folks say that our Governor has declared his intention of suppressing opium cultivation and! traffic, as easily as possible and that) he is himself now trying to break and! off hie
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