or Seorenen 24, 1077
From 'Tentsin:—The dry weather and. the neat continue. Tt is quite unsee the mercury rising. above 90 [doing of late. Tam told that a very marked Jehange has taken place in the climate of this place within' the last 40 or "50" years. "An [nteltigent man says he can. remember" when, during' the winter, the water in. their water-kongs would freeze solid' none night, In. the [best protected and warmest. houses, 'a. thing Which never occurs now in an ordinary house.
ve_no doubt but. this statement will help. strengthen or weaken some one's temperature and 1 the "oldest inhabitants" among the fo think they have observed the same tendency. [There have been frequent smalt fires of Tate fand about the city. A young lad, who is missing oth be decreasing among the Chinese; and, as the water" inthe emp also—we tion in the amount of offensive odour looting Jabout promiscuously. A. gentleman walking on the plain lest evening come near being shot by Chinese, who had been sent out to. shoot ownerless dogs. We would recommend care {n' the exorcise of this recreation. hit.
Denny, 'US, Consul for Tientsin arrived. ast lat." He took charge of the Conaitlate to-day, September 20.
Fuost re "Nonru-Cunna. Day News"
or Scerenocn 20, 1677 the oath of Captain ci Pnont sine "Nowmi-Elsa Dany News, Scrvuaanen 27, 1677
From Wenchow:—For the Inst eight days we nave had very bad weather: day by diy rain, and og. the atmosphere. it geting cot am afraid. the paddy, which Ie stil ro suffer very much. "The shooting "se Setting In, bul Ul now our sportsmen only' killed a few snipe:, it is said that down fat the "Lower Anchorage" there is any amount fof game during the season, viz, wild geese, Jdueks, pheasants, deer, and even wild boar, Several foreign residents are living in the ety a long way from the Custom-house, "Iti [very disagreeable and tiresome to walk through ihe streets In Chinese cities, especially when It itis rainy and dirty" weather: and" at chait cooties are very bad here, one foreign ordered jinrlckshaw from Shanghai, but. the coolies hhere did mot understand how to manage. the thing: another member of our community, however, was struck by the Iden to have [donkey or drawing the jinrieksha., Tam quite [sure that many readers of your Journal will heartily laugh, imagining such a vehicle, but 1 Jean assure you that it is quite a comfortable conveyance, and recommend the -Shanghal Fesidents and others who. keep. a jintiekshs employ instead of the coolie a donkey, the latter having certainly many advantages over the former. The lekin runners are now armed with "swords" whi 1 thine, to Tighten the Chinese merchants and shop-n open their purses more fen AL T know is. that ease the lekin people, whether armed or not, should ever attempt. to come near a certain foreign hong here, they will get taxes pald in 2 coin which no banker will accept, and which ftlerwards they themselves would have prefer-ted not to have received at all
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