There is no doubt that here, as in many other cases, the more thougtful of the people are moved by European models, though they may not be willing frankly to confess it. A considerable number of representative citizens have joined the society, not only in Canton but also in Hongkong. They have just held a meeting to put things into working order.
Considerable sums have been subscribed. The plan is to begin with some simple work first of ati, such as bamboo work, and the more easy kinds of weaving. Those who have left prison are to be encouraged to come forward and learn one or the other of these trades, and it is hoped that thereby they will be put into the way of earning their own living in a respectable way. When the work is established, something more technical is to be attempted.
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