Hangchow, June 1.
A good deal of time has been taken up the last few days in the Assembly over the pros and cons in connexion with the proposed In-factious Diseases' Hospital which some members advocate opening. The motion was thrown out on the ground of the inadequacy of "one amongst so many." The Isolation Hospital, built by Dr. Main last year, is, therefore, as hitherto, to do the work of the whole city if epidemic breaks out.
It was again urged to extend the area of mulberry-planting, and thus secure to Chekiang her right to the first place amongst silk-producing riots. A member, Mr. Hsu Tsu-chien objected to all this rage ior new "methods"; saying -he was a village inhabitant, and as far as he could judge, the country districts were as prosperous and\, contented under the old regime as they wished to be. (This is the somewhat re-tractory member who seems often against the Government in discus. sions.), The question of better and more efficacious fishing paraphernalia, by which this commodity, in greater quantities than yet obtained, can be reached, was intelligently discussed. We hope yet to see a second "North Sea Fishing Fleet" near our borders.
The Educational Commissioner is earnestly asked to establish a stem of monthly debating societies amongst the principals of schools where the heated subjects now exercising the minds of students be faced; and thus reassure these Intter that their grievances are not being ignored. If a better understanding—existed between teacher and taught, much unnecessary waste of time and words might be avoided.
The students are to feel the pinch of their late month's strike in that the Assembly are considering the advisability of taking that period off the summer vacation.
Much feeling is being shown over the "unfair? letting, or selling of the "public property," formerly the site of the West and Tsinpo Gates of the City.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.