following subscriptions have been ud we shall be lid to receive, a forward any more that may be sent Already acknowledged. $71 C. M.S. Anglo-Chinese School, per Rev. J.
Woodberry Mr. F. A. Aglen ud Mi 0.60 Tls. 5
39.00 from friends in Ainerica through Dr. A. P. Parker of Anglo-El nese College Total 80 Tis, 100.00 Any cast-off clothing for men or women be mable, and will be gratefully received and forwarded to Wulu, if sent to 1, ad Road, We wend this charity to our nse eases of clothing for Miss Mitchell's fund have already m cone tributed through the Rev. J. Woodberry's ud the Nippon Yusen Kaisha have indly under te " forward these te Wahu, free of charge.
The Rev. J. Woodberry has recei sulicient clothing to make fourth eas shortly proceeding to Wuhu to: a meeting of the EN. 3 contributions of clothing will be gladly welenmed, and he will undertake personally to deliver it. Mrs. Woodberry is now at nel has had an opportunity of witnessing the beneficial restilts of the wreat in which Miss Mitchell is engages. for his mission to Japan, so pacify for saying pleasant things is concerned He has been making himself very agree: able since his apologetic functions were discharged. It is his declared opinion that alapan's progress must be described as astonishing, and that whereas China formerly stood before her in the field of civilisation, the places of the two empires have now been reversed. That, he admits, is a disgraceful fact from China's point of view, whatever explanations she may find to con: sole herself. Mr, Na further believes that, although there is much talk of Japanese impecuniosity and of the necessity of obtaining money from abroad, the develop: ment of her resources and the operation of her recuperative power will soon place her above the reach of inconvenience in that respect.
The question of conferring an order upon Mr. Na Tung is said to be under official consideration. If it is decided in the afformative, the newspapers say that the or-will probably be the third class of the ising Sua.—'"Japan Mail.
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