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AMOY NOTES.

(From Our Oven Correspondeni).

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July, 20),

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FRENCH NATIONAL Fɛte. What a time of Amirersaries it is Every month has its special day, and France is no exception. The 14th of July bar been a Fête Nationale" in Amer for many years now, to celebrate the taking of the Bastille, shid the unfurling of the Flag of Liberty. The Vice-Consul for Franco, M. Lecointe, and Madame Locomate: give an At Home" at the French Con- sulate on Wednesday, July 14th, at 9.30 p.m. to celebrate this day of Liberty, and a large gathering of the Foreign residents of Kulangen was there, and a very pleasant evening was spent. There is no difficulty out hers in the East in amintaining Tentente cordiale," not only between France and England, but with all other zationalities...

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In days gone by mog had the unenviable but voracious reputation of being the dirtiest city in the whole off -China. I dare any this has been an ex. aggeration, for each city seems to be the dirtiest till you see the next one! Bow. ever that may be, I am glad to bear record that Amay is a very different place, in many ways, from what it used to be. Ever since the disastrous serice of fres that occurred some years back, grent efforts have been made to improve it, and they have not been apauccessful. The

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The Tad- one passes through the streets, tai has instituted a posne of Chinese police. Pioneers of Evolution from Thales men in suitable uniform—blac

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to Huxley and yellow khaki for summer, and each

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In walking W. Hampson... through one of the longest and whilom Critical Examination of Socialism, dirtiest and most foul-smelling streets by W. Mallock yesterday afternoon in the hottest part of

History and the day, I who simply surprised and do. The Ocena Carrier.

Analysis of the Service and lighted to notice how much cleaner it wa

discussion of the Rates of Ocoaz than usual, and it was a comfort unspeak

Transportation. able not to be as led at every turn with some of the anplant odours with which the street used to abound.

Slowly, it may be, but surely, let us hope, China is on the mend, and we who To wont so readily, to abuse should be as ready to praise her whers praise is due.

RECENT DEATHS.

Moch sympathy is felt in Amoy for Mr C: Berkeley Mitchell the Secretary of the Kolangsu Municipal Council, in the and death recently in the Victoria Hospital, Hongkong, of his wife. Fears were enter tained when she left an some weeks since

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THE WEATHXX.

The weather aiste Jaly started has boon vary oppressive. On many days the mon.. soon has boon bat feeble," and the nights Bavo often boen very trying. Morning rain showers have done a Ettle to cool the air, But the almost daily afternoon thunder- storms that visit the country inland very Tarely teach us on Kulugan. They kill the wind, without bringing any relief to the oppressive heat. Luckily, so far, no typhoon has come our way, but, like you in Hongkong, we lady and water in ser wells, and if the springs do not get filled up in the next two months wa sɓali bave

* water famine in the winter. Our rainfall

is below the average no-far this year.

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