A Japanese, who professes to have the welfare of the Chinese at heart, has sent an appeal to some of the foreign residents in this province asking them to take sides with the Japanese against the Chinese. He does not hesitate to say that students educated in mission schools were among the leaders of the recent boycott of Japanese goods, but. he does hesitate to give us reliable facts to prove that such was the case, and even if he did, the foreigners feel they cannot do better than refuse to take sides in such political movements.
The logic of the appeal is interesting if nos instructive. "There is not a shadow of aggressiveness in the policy of the Japanese Government toward China," we are told, and yet a professing missionary is seeking in his own way to try and make a breach between those who have lived on friendly terms with the Chinese for years and the Chinese who have tried their best to be friendly.
As if to make the recipients of the appeal give the greater heed to it the envelope was stamped with a Japanese 2-sen stamp and as it was nested in Peking the letter was marked with a large T to show that
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were to be collected at this A Vereray Missionary.
Mr. B. Curtis-Waters, a missionary in connexion with the China Tnland Mission. has lately left the province with hardly any. prospect of returning. In recognition of the valuable service rendered to the sident of the New York Chamber! people in this city and province during his 38 years of service the Kueichow government has bestow-_ ed upon Mr. Curtis-Waters the highest honour that can be conferred by them, viz.: Honorary Pro-Vineial Order. The insignia and diploma, together with presents from the Governor, have been forwarded to Mr. Curtis-Waters. As his friends feel that he is deserving of this honour they heartily congratulate him.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.