inchuria, therefore, to the utter disgust of the school teachers and the educated youth of the stricken area, is turning its back on the present'day and ignoring the needs of the coming generation. The only remedy perhaps is, in the words of local. official of the County Educa tion Office: "Let the Churches and ¥AM.C.A's go ahead with colloquial language teaching and pay no heed te the new curriculum emanating from Mukden." Possibly also, 8 wave of zeal for night schools may result. Outside one of our local Government Schools, notices have been posted, announcing Night-'School classes and inviting pupils regardless of age to join the cla gratis. It will be a real calamity one man in high position, unfamiliar with the facts, is able to put back the hands of the clock.
Good Work in Drug Suppression.
The power of Chinese officials for good or evil is remarkable. cause a new Police Superintendent is installed in Fukumen, opium and morphia ai suppressed. 'a notable event. But. when policemen are stationed out-'Japanese morphia dens, ready to arrest Chinese frequenters as they come out, then we know that 4 new broom is at work. Whether a clean sweep will be made, remains to be seen. Starving out the Japanese dons would obviously be ideal policy, which could hardly lead to friction. ' One never can tell, however, how long an effort at social reform will persist. "Five minutes of hot heart," is the Chinese modern quip anent their own tendency to impulsive action devoid of staying Power.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.