established at Peking a few months ago, which gave such promise of good things to come and which has been referred to frequently in the public prints in China, has burst. It has been denounced by one of the Censors and the Society has collapsed at once. The Club has been searched, the members, some fifty or more Hanlinscholars, have absconded, and the printers have been imprisoned. Such is the end, for the presenta of China," It Was initiated and supported least, of what promised to be the awakening, ly by at least three well-known foreigners, two of them well-known missionaries, and it met with much support and encouragement from all classes. Its little Gazette was latterly enlarged and its name changed. One or more translators were engaged to translate the best articles from the English newspapers and magazines, of which some two dozen or more were ordered for the Club, The members contributed liberally, we understand, towards its expenses, and it ever there was hope or new life being instilled into the old dry bones of China, it was certainly confidently looked for from this young, healthy, and vigorous Society. It has been conducted, we believe, with great ability; differences among the leaders have cropped up, but after discussion the affairs of the Club have each time been placed on a more secure and lasting bass oreign dinners at a native hotel have been part of the programme, we hear, and this element is not to be despised by any means. The Chinese transect nearly all their important business at the tea shops and restaurants, and certainly a good dinner and a glass of champagne help wonderfully to smooth matters, We regret exceedingly the decease of the Reform
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