Swatow, June 12, The drought in these parts has definitely been broken, and there have been nearly two weeks of rainy Weather, never very heavy except on lone might, when over four inches fell in a few hours, but fully enough to fave the crops already planted from the danger. which threatened them lof being dried. up and withered. Following upon the drought a. fear fof Moods to come has taken hold of the superstitious country folk. This has arisen from the appearance in the evening sky of the Planets Jupiter and: Mars in close conjane-
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