of " school for blind. boys in Foochow Some woaks ago occurred the openii of the individual, and to secure this the first essential is healthy life in the home-" Going on, he proved how this belief hindered the healthy growth of the individual and the Empire, and exhorted his Chinese brothers and sisters to cast off the trammels of such " faith and follow the example of the West, where no such creed exists. The Chairman in thanking Dr. Liu for his most interesting address made the clever play on the lecturer's "text" for which he is so famous. By all moans stick to the faith in Fang-shai as separate words, let plenty of fresh sir into their homes and use plenty of bands were formed and there was much waving of Boxer flags with the bloodthirsty inscriptions of " Help our country and exterminate the foreigner." The local mandarin" in attempting to stop them had to ran for his life. Such deeds, however, cannot flourish in Viceroy Chang Chih-tung's jurisdiction, and some soldiers who were sent from' Wuchang soon nipped the revolution in the bud by capturing the leaders whose fate will doubtless be the extreme penalty. In the West all seems quiet. The newly-appointed Taotai for Sinan (the scene of last year's murders) has left. for his new water on their bodies, and this would go to Pos and anew Bishop has come from city in charge of Dr. and Mrs. Wilkinson. On Saturday last " school for blind girls was opened on the Suuth side, the exercises being in charge of the Bishop of Victoria, who gave an address. The children also performed creditable oalisthetic exercises, etc. The occasion was one of great interest, and a large audience Miss Stevens, but both are under the auspices of the Church Missionary Society.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.