An interesting collection of exhibits from Ningpo and district, which are to have a place in the forthcoming Exhibition at Nanking, is now open to the public in one of the largest temples in that city. Considerable care has been exercised in arranging the display, and as it ie the first of its kind. the result very praiseworthy, The carving inlaid work in wood, for which ningpo is already famous, naturally has the most prominent place among the exhibits. Wenchow also contri-bates ax excellent collection of bamboo furniture and many specimens of pewter ornaments. Agricaltaral products and specimens of the harvests gathered from the sea, such as the renowned exhibition is marred by the inclusion of one or two objects which offend not only Western bat Chinese good taste, but on the whole it must bs pronounced 8 striking witness of national progress,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.