The Imperial Palaces is not finished, but will "doubtless be completed in two or three months. A recent invoice of furniture from Shanghai shows that it has been planned for occupancy. The furniture is in foreign style and is sul to have been made by a native firm. It appears to be quite creditable. The Palace is not magnificent but, as Chinese buildings go, will prove comand serviceable. to Comfort.
ger streets of the city have been repaired either with broken stone or brick. The sume process is evidently to be extend-ey streets. I' is a pity that the authority s were not abl- to wlopt more dra-tic measures and widen all the mein thoroughfares.
Educational Progress, Some pragrms can b" reported in edu. cational matters An Agricultural Col'ege at work with $0 students Jo The Norn students with twice the 1s, part of whom are Chinese. But the surer sizes of progress are to he seen in the increasing; rarpose of tle people 1 in the de. hers for them, Such men, even thug of quite ordinary abilities, are being drawn into ths work, In villages where there are "few Roman Cathol there, has developed a strong opposi ion' to any schools that are not of that ord-r, but as this opposition reveals itself, the common people appear to grow more determined that there shall he other schools and in the long run the common. people are quite likely t" carry their point. It has always seemed to us that there is considerable Protestantism lareut in the Chinese nation and our friends "f the Roman Church appear jus now to be determined to do all they can to bring it to the surface. it as a monstrosity and thereupon killes and I saw it just after he killed it. Well, said the old men, we have a proverb which (translated) says that: "Those who strange sights live to a strange olds and left me. Even now I'm not quite he compliment of Long life to "as meant for me or for himself. more things in this life it mystery.
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