At Hangchow the buildings for silk filature and cotton factory are going steadily up, and the tall smoke st {ook very imposing. At Soochow there are buildings roing up at the foreign concession, at Wu-sich there is a cotton factory in process of building. All along the southern section there is an evident desire on the part of natives to learn English. There are schools taught by natives at Hangchow, Soochow, and elsewhere. At Changchow, which ety missionaries, there is at least one rich family. much opposed' to_ havi which has made a very liberal offer to a missionary to come and live with them, but as the matter has not been tested it is best "to wait and see." A native teacher, however, has been applied for to teach
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