Note was made last year of the " Hangchow Colloquial Magazine," started by few scholars of this place. It has attained a wide circulation, and is keeping up interest by treating of various timely and important subjects. A new illustrated magazine in wénli has just been started by certain other scholars here, which seems quite pretentious. Still other newspapers and magazines are under contem-piation, and an association for the translation of useful books has just been started under official approval. These things are hopeful, and show that there is virility and desire to improve among the educated Chinese. Another thing is also manifest, is indeed plainly stated by writers in the above-mentioned—magazine,—viz., that there is an attempt to resuscitate Confucianism. A grave proposal was made by one writer to send Confucianists as_missionaries to western lands and to build meeting-places after the manner of Christian houses of worship. But idolatry and other superstitions and harmful customs are berated strongly in these papers.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.