We have been having quite a gay time; the Kuiser's band playing on the Club Terrace every Saturday evening; while last Wednesday "the French flagship's ban similarly delighted the community. Various enjoyable entertainments have taken place several of the German ships; and a large number of guests were to have been entertained the Kaiser This is followed by a di discourse on the this "Miracles of the Bible" by the Rev. J. Stevens, This contribution bears evidence of being the work.of one who has read widely and thought independently on the subject.
Among the other contributions are found the following as specially readable: An Evangelistic Journey in China" (a title which might have been more topographically definite), by the Rev. James Ware; an account of the Jubilee celebration of the Evangelical Alliance; and a review by Dr. Edkins of the China Mission Handbook. The Rev. W. R. Hunt also contributes an In memoriam article on the late Rev.
P. Heamnden, which gives a happy glimpse into the inner life of one who will Te much missed by his many Chinese and foreign friends. In Notes and Comments" several paragraphs are devoted to money matters. With reference to the demand for silver we read:—"In 1894 China imported silver to the amount of six million pounds sterling. In 1893 the import was about three and a half millions, In 1895 it was six millions. During the present year the import has already, July 23rd, reached three millions, Probably the entrance of more silver than before may be partly on account of the diminished demand for opium. Iwo million pounds sterling of gold were exported from China last year. The China demand for six million "pounds sterling worth of silver each year helps to keep up the price of silver abroad. It also tends to lower the price of silver in China, for the Chinese have another standard, is, copper cash. The demand for copper is due tw the poverty of the people. A copper currency suits their markets, because of its divisibility. About eight Chinese cash will buy one English farthing. A cooling me-divine can be bought for one cash in a drug shop. But the time for silver is coming. Prices rise, and silver, as in Japan, will be in demand. From this may be judged that slive fall below three shillings.
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