Next year (1893) the Empress Dowager will de sixty years of age, and, according to Chinese custom, it will be a year of grace. Although it is not the regular year for Examinat for the higher degrees, it will be made an Examination year or Grace-Esamination, as they cull it. thereby giving an extra chance for promotion tootfice. By enlightening these students gathered at the chief venttes of the Empire, we shall touch the spring of happiness of untold numbers of our fellow-men. One Provincial Examination centre will reach the leaders of one hundred counties, a Prefectural centre will reach those of ten counties. All good Chinamen would gladly help their fellow-Sountrymen if they knew how. But light must precede reform. We possess the much-needed lights shall we not give ie to them
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.