Binco the inauguration of the Republic and the adoption of the Gregarian Calendar, all classes of Chinese have not unanimously embraced try the new order of things, doubt-leas owing to their lengthy acquaintance with the lunar system. The Kiangsu Board of Education has, therefore, decided to make an effort to combat this old habit which would stultify all developments on modern lines if not vanquished. It is proposed to hold a ''Feast on January 1, 1915," or the Ist day in the 4th year of the Chinese Republic at the "Yes Garden." The Board has issued invitation cards mentioning that (1) The "Garden"
ide the West Gate, easily ac-(2) Those who righ to take part should notify the Board of their intention not later than December £7; and (3) Each person should bring 81 to cover the expense of the feast, and pay the money to the Treasurer of the Board on the day of the feast. No time is given in the report appearing in the Chinese Press.
Mooting of the Infdigo Merchants.
As a result of the meeting held by all the dyers of this port, complaining of the unreasonably high price of foreign indigo since the European war broke out, a meeting of indigo merchants was convened last week at the Foreign Goods Trading Association, in order to discuss and explain their situation to the dyers. Some cloth merchants also attended. Mr. Pei Shun-song, manager of the Juikang Indigo Hong, and several compradores of foreign firms dealing in this business, spoke at great length. In effect they pointed out that when foreign indigo was first imported to China, it cost over Tis, 100 per cask, and owing to the subsequent competition between three firms, price came down step by step until it reached the low amount round about Tis.
30 per cask. Following upon the outbreak of the war in Europe, losses bad been suffered, in addition to the scanty quantity obtainable for China, so the price rose to Ts. 90 or thereabouts per cask. The rise was caused, in short, by force majeure. They said that the dyers threatened to revert to using native. indigo, but inasmuch as the quantity of native indigo to be used
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