Not since Dr, Sven Hedin's visit to Shanghai has any lecture attracted so large an audience as that which assembled to hear Mr. E. 8, Little on Wedoesday night. The subject of Mr. Little's lecture was his recent trip through Western China, starting from Ichang, and travelling via Chungking, the Lolo country, Yonnan and the French railway to Indo-China, The loctare was illastrated by numerous lantern slides, many of which were coloured, Mr. Little was exceedingly modest in regard tobisability 1 photographer, but his collection of slides was an excellent one, and conveyed to his audience s very realistic idea of the perils and hardship of his journey. The first part of the lecture was devoted to the trip up the Yangtze gorges. Then came a visit to) the famaas salt wells near Chungkiog. Thence the lecturer took his audience to the Lolo country, showing them many excellent pictaras of the mountain tracks in the aunts of the aborigines. His acooant of, this perilous part of his journey was followed with rapt atten-pat tion.
Finally came a description and slides of the French railway, showing some of the engineering difficulties of the line and giving many good views of the deadly Namki valley. At the conclusion of the lecture a hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Little was proposed by the Rev. CE. Darwent. Needless to say it was carried with acclamation,
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