From tue "NogrH-CHINA Dairy News," or SEPTEMBER 9, 1878. will reget to see the minutes of the cipal Council meeting of the Sth long-contemplated extending Markham Road likely, after all the trouble long taken regarding it. to be about io fall through. The landowners on the proposed route have suddenly, and apparently unanimously, refused io sell the id although the acting consented io postpone: investigation of the locality until after. the gathering of the crops, there would appear little probability of this much-needed It is a cannot be made to greatly their farms uld be improved by the construc-good road, whereby the conveyance of produce to market. would be much enhanced How the screw has been applied ly never be known. It to find the Council sti Jon road. improvement, w boundaries of the Settlemen The excellent work now b n Hankow Road is shortly plemented by, the widening of a ion of Foochow Road, between ud Honan Roads. clamouring for tickets for the next show. Thanking you and your ganization on behalf of my wife and self for two evenings of great pleasure for the modest sum of two dollars.
WELL SATISFIED, Shanghai, Sept. 7.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.