Many benevolent and zealous fingers are in this goodly pie, but the driving power of ithe whole agitation lies in Dr, Herbert Robertson. This modest unobtrusive gentle-been unceasing in his efforts to great a boon to our growing com-his masterly presentation ofthe facts of the case has had great influence on many intending subscribers, though to others his action in the business is perfectly unknown. Some little bird is whispering about that Mr J. M. Dickinson liberally offered to plank Tls. 500 if nine others would do the same, and within. two days eight were forthcoming. Two or three more subscriptions of similar amplitude are yet expected, land as the Council will give a site and probably also subscribe generously, the general public may be trusted to see the matter put triumphantly through. Advance Tientsin!
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