'A large number of guests, Chinese and foreign, assembled at St. Joh College on Saturday afternoon, the occasion being the opening of a now block of buildings known the Yon Building. Before the opening ceremony bogan an opportunity waa afforded of inspecting the new edifice, The new block consists of three lofty storeys. On the ground floor are class rooms. The first storey is almost entirely taken up by the large hall known as the Alumni Hall. There are quarters for the fo professors and masters on each Opening on to spacious verandah. The third floor also contains masters' quarto: and very comfortable suites of rooms they seem.
Shortly after 3 p.m. the clanging of a bell announced that the ceremony was about to begin and almost immediately troops of students with laughing, intelligent faces began to pour into the hall.
joy occupied the whole of the seats in the middle, while the guests wore accommodate on the right and left of them. Before all were seated, the mast and distinguished guests who had been invited on to the platform came in, headed by a number of Chinese in official dress.
The opening ceremony commenc: with Po bonstiful hymn " Rise erown'd with light, imperial Salem, rise!" which was sung to the lovely strains of the Russian national anthem. The Ven. Archdeacon Thomson then offered dedicatory prayer, all present standing.
The Rev. F. L. Hawks-Pott, president of the college, in welcoming the visitors, said that on behalf of the college he wished to extend them e very cordial welcome. He had hoped that the building would be ready at the last closing procrastination carpenters an exercises, but se present knew painters and that explained why it The Authorities of the Miangnan Arsenal BEvecr rifles and smokeless powder tobe rather busy just_now sending Paper to Shant and several of Srearms for the police forces now being yangtze provinces which require these hastily; ised a ion for! ieetihne i table Chins is more prolific in brigandage than
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