Yii Lu presents a report by Ho Hsi Magistrate for the Huaite district, Fengt'ien, in, which the latter points' out} the great disadvantages under which those within his district who wanted to prosecute their studies have always laboured. The divtrict is poor.one and many hoare desirous studying are, unable to do' so for want of; private means and also for lack of competent instructors. The need of a college ud free schools was so great that on'arrival at his:
post the Magistrate headed a subscriptions list for raising funds for that purpose with Us. 300, and another Tls. 300 was subscribed: by.a man in the district named Sun." These sums of course were not sufficient to it, a school or college for any length} \d_ it_was feared that the scheme would have to be abandoned. The Mi; trate has haweyer much pleasure in-station, that a resident within his district name Wang Kuei has, at the instance of his mother, come forward and. subscribed Tls. 1,000 in aid of the undertaking. This sim has.been put, out to interest and the proceeds thereof ought to suffice to cover the yearly, expenses, of. the.scholastié institutions. "he Magistrate goes on to ask that Wang Kuei's donation receive some tecog-" nition from the. Throne. Memorialist supports, this. application and. suggests that permission.be granted to Wang to erect houoruy portals to his father and nother with, the characters, Lo Shen Hao [inscribed thereon,—Gruntad: Let the Board of Rites take note.
ith December.
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