No news is good news. Your correspondent has little to write of interest, because all goes on quietly here as usual. The recent rains have been sufficient to give hope of good crops; and in spite of the disquiet caused by the war, business inthe city is far less dull than before Chinese Now Year.
The Chinese Educational Association.
A number of scholars interested in Western learning have established an Educational Association, for the purpose of improving educational methods and fostering schools. Stops have been taken to open a Girls' School; buildings are provided, and many more applications have been made by prospective pupils than could be accommodated. If a suitable teacher can be procured, the school will soon open, with about twenty pupils.
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