Wuchang, March 25.
The schools and colleges here have by now assembled for the new term's work and in most cases have got a good enrolment of pupils. Por the present at any vote the scholastic atmosphere appears to be peaceful, and it is to be hoped that henceforth schoolboys will leave politics to their elders.
The Wuchang electric light company here are engaged in putting in some new dynamos. The number of users of electricity has greatly increased since the works were started four years ago, and the present machinery is not capable of keeping up the supply of light-When the first installations were made, lamps of a 110 volts were used and gave quite a good light. About two years ago it was found that if one wanted sufficient candle power to read by, lamps of 80 volts must be stituted, Now we have to use those of only 60 volts if we wish to escape eye strain. During the reconstruction of the works parts of the city have had to have their supply of current cut off for shine days. Though this is of course most inconvenient et this time of the year, few will grumble if in the end we get decent lights without the annoying flicker that sometimes characterizes our lamps, and is certainly conductive neither to good eyesight nor good-temper.
Sport anp Scovtine.
The annual international _football matches held in Wuhan have now all been played off, the cup going to England who ' beat the Rest (a team consisting of players who are neither English, Scottish, "Tish or Ohinese) after a hard ame. In the first round, the Rest defeated Ireland in a replay and Scotland went down before Eng-jand. In who second round China who had drawn a bye in the first series were unexpectedly beaten by the Rest.
'The genial_manager of the Hanyang Iron Works, Dr. Woo, is showing great interest in the Boy Scout movement in this centre and is anxious to form a Scouts' Union for the Wuhan cities, and to have all the troops joined' up to the parent body. He has got together the various scout masters (Chinese been decided to have a great scout and foreign) and as a result it has
cally on May 15.
There are quite a number of companies stound here and if these can all be put on a proper basis and run as the originators of this world-wide movement—_ intended they should be managed, the result on boy life and school discipline in these cities cannot but be one of immense benefit. If Dr. Woo and those who are associated with him in this good work can bring about such 2 star: of affairs trey will be deserving of the best thanks of all who are interested in young life in China.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.