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International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Aug 31, 1888

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 14, No. 34.

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HONGKONG, CHINA.

UNDER date of July 15, Brother A. La Rue writes as follows from Hongkong:—
"I was indeed glad to receive letters from America by the last mail. It had been over three months since I had heard from any of my friends there. The climate here, so far as I have been able to judge, is unhealthful. Just at present there is a good deal of cholera in this city.
"Our mission rooms are on the third floor of a new building on one of the principal streets of Hongkong, only a short distance from the Wesleyan Methodist mission. This street is nearly level and is about three miles long. The mission rooms are light and airy. At first we paid $19 per month rent, but it has now been reduced to $16, and though I am pretty well acquainted here now, I do not know where I could do as well for twice the money.
"Hongkong is the headquarters for the mission work for China, Japan, and many of the islands of the Pacific Ocean. There are a great many vessels here from all parts of the world, and it is an excellent place to do ship work. But I have been so anxious to do something on land that I have neglected the ships somewhat. In four days I sold $50 worth of our publications on ships. People in the city are nearly all willing to read, but it is very difficult to sell anything or to get subscriptions for periodicals.
"Brother Olsen is still with me; he is rooted and grounded in every point of faith. We ought to have at least ten missionaries on the coast of China and Japan. I have a directory of all the English-speaking people of China and Japan, and mean to do all that I can to spread the truth in this part of the world."