At a recent prefectural exam held" in Anloufu, the following question set:—' When the teachings of the phil sopher, Nish, that all should love one ancther gained the adherence of the people, then soldiers refused to go to war. Now the teaching of the State Churches of Western Europe is somewhat sim that of Nigh, but when their armies and navies receive the command to go to war, they eagerly contend to be first in the battle, which same results in slaughter of the enemy. Why is this?" The sneer is plain, and places Christianity below a despised heretical sect of old China; the unpleasant thing, however, ix the painful truth of it. The writer must have been a spectator of the advance on Peking, I think.
A New Occupation for Foreigners.
To turn to another subject. Thad occasion recently to visit the Tienmenhsien yamen, to attend the magistrate's son; T found the city and yamen much excited over the presence of a foreigner there. He was a German and for some five days had eslled twice a day at the yamen. He had been sent for by a Chinaman who was owed 100 taels by another; commis.
promised this German if he could in the payment. avioue Wad very unceremonious, foreing his way int the magistrate's private study on one occasion. Finally the magistrate sent. to the Taotai and hear that the oan has left.
month previously an American, son of a Jate American Consul, was there on the errand. His case was referred to the Taotai, but the American failed to appear, and a return dispatch stated that he had disappeared from Hankow for some time. In the spring two Americans went to Chrienchianghsien also to secure payment of debts by Chinese debtors; the business of debt-collector seems " paying one, but may lead to foreigners receiving rough handling some time or other.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.