Taichow Chekiang, July 13. grow opium, receiv.
mow from each of them, he sine time promising them, opium was be-everywhere in his juris-fortunately, someone reter to the Chékiany Government and he was, Hangchow, where he was and it is reported that he Is now in gaol.
Robbers are still very bed in the country districts. Only three days ago, a man who was travelling from place to place, trying to sell silk, was robbed of all that he had leaving him without a single cash to return home. Last week, a student from one of the Shanghai colleges returned to this city, expecting to proceed to his home in the country for the summer holidays, but he was warned that Tob bers' were on the Toad waiting to Kidnap men who have property and money. He is therefore, remain. ing in this city, afraid to proceed eny further.
'Most of the schools in the city have broken up for the summer. 'The mission schools broke up on Wedné They had their closing exercises on Tuesday, when the scholars. sang songs, and' gave pieces which they had learned during the term. One of the items given was the "Life of Joseph." Pharaoh was arrayed in a garment made of a gorgeous Mandarin coat; he, therefore, thought himself wonderful! All the scholars living in the country districts, south of the city, left on Tuesday evening, in order to travel by the launch' which was duo to leave the city at midnight, How. ever, about 9 o'clock, the wind be gan to blow a gale and the rai came down in torrents, and by midnight, a typhoon wax raging. Con: sequently, the launch decided not pouring rain at ons o'clock in the morning. The river was rising rapidly and the pontoon was. al: ready under water when they left. The next morning, everyone in the city, including the shop people, began to take their things upstairs, as they thought a flood was coming. However, by eight o'clock, the rain cased, and so the danger was averted, though some places outside the city were under water. There has been about five weeks of rain.
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