Chinkiang, July 5.
The affairs of this port run along quite smoothly, and nothing of an exciting nature hax happened of lute, The schools are now closed for the summer vacation, and the students left for their homes without making any fuss.
There have been quite a number changes in the personnel of the Yocal foreign community.
The Rev. and Mrs, Olive of the Bai School; of the Bi Ameri Dr. Eno of the Methodist Women's Hospital has been tran: fected to Poking; Nurse Lientz with the Misses Smith and have gone to the States on fur-tough, whilst Nurse Culley has been transferred to Nanchang. Acting under medical advice, the Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Paxton have gone Kuling for a prolonged change. Me, A.C. Portway has retired from the Salt Gabelle Service and Mr. here.
Tweedy has taken over his office
Up till quite recently we have had a dry spell and it has been lout of the question for the farmers fon the ugher Iand to plant their rice. Much of this land is now lyeing planted with beans, sweet potatoes and cotton. Copious rai fell on Sunday night, but even this did not fill the ponds, since the ground is baked so hard. The river has now risen to a high level, and the water courses are full of water so that rice planted out near these streams will fare alli right.
Water in the Grand Canal continues to be low, and it is only possible for Iaunches to steam as far as Kaoiu.
Although there was such a good wheat harvest, the farmers are not willing to sell their corn, for they fear that the present high price for rice will be maintained, if they hold their wheat they will be sure of food during the autumn and winter. jose: a
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