(From the Foochow Echo of the 8th inst.)
On Monday last a wealthy mandarin gave to abut 3,000 poor women ten cents each, The distribution took place at the Joss house on the river side adjoining Tuck Bing hong. The crowd was so great outside that a young lad who unfortunately fell was trampled to death.
The French cruiser Alger arrived on the Srd inst, and the U. S. cruiser Concord Jeff on the same day for Japan. H.MS. Swift has returned to Pagoda Anchorage from her gun practice at sea. The Russian cruiser Zabiaka is still here.
The closing exercises of the Anglo-Chinese College were held in the College Chapel on Tuesday last, and in spite of the inclemency of. the weather there was a Jarge attendance of visitors both Chinese and foreign. Chen Tavtai and Hu Taotai, the President "ud Vice-President respectively of the Foreign Board, wrote regretting their inability to be present because of important official business, but they very kindly sent a number of prizes for distribution to the heads of the classes. Seven young students graduated, having completed the required course of study.
Five of them read essays in English, and two read in Chinese. A prize of twontyfive dollars which was "offered by Mr. J. Courtney Hixson, the United Sta'es Consul, to the students who had the highest average for the four years of the College Course proper, was won by Ding Neng Guong.
Those in charge of the school were much pleased at the interest shown by so many visitors being present at the exercises. The large attendance of Chinese gentlemen from the city shows that the work of the Colleye is increasingly appreciated by those for whose benefit it was especially founded. The attendance this year has been a hundred and fifty-three, the largest since the founding of the school by the Into Mr. Tiong Ahok fourteen years ago. So far as we are aware this makes it the largest school under foreign management in China, As to its current expenses, it is entirely selfsiidente Going sufficient to meet. them, rinks the fees received from the Not a single scholar received any financial aid whatever from the school.
A school of this kind deserves the interest of all those who are interested in the cause of education. It is believed that its work meets a real want, and evidences are increasing that it is growing in favour with influential Chinese. The prospects for next year are unusually bright as the number of spplioanta for admission is already very large.
The absence of Col. Hixson from the closing exercises, because of serious illness, was sincerely regretted. He has shown so much interest in the school that it was especially disappointing that he evuld not be present to witness the graduation of so many and such promising young ten, (From the Foochow Echo of the 15th inst.)
Snow fell from 6 to 8 o'clock this morning but as it was followed by rain and subsequently by a bright sun all traces of it soon vanished excepting on the hill tops. There has been snow but once in Fvochow uring the Jas forty years and that was in 189:
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