the Bditor of the Nowti-CiuNa Datty News"
Sin—-I have just read articles by missing-link seekers, In one was reproduced "a photo—an ape's "foot much like a human foot The futher said it proved our ape an-vestry, Recently I handled a snap shot of a native with a tail nearly 4 inches long. Another proof! But a few years ago T saw in Japan a studied calf with a hum face—a_ strong "proof that we've sprung from cows! So what are think? The articles amused they sprung from cows! So wh ave we to think? The articles ainu fed as they suid believers in theory were of "up-to-date," "modern," auperioe" minds, But. their "new" ideas seem like plagiaxisms, as the Chinese have had variations of them for thousands of years. These upcrier-minded" men say came up from the monkey and are even in some sense diviner The Chinese say the monkey—excepting. his face—beeame not only man but Also a god, has his temples and is worshipped in China, The Chinese say he was matched, by gentle zephyrs, from a stone exx ona rocky mountain, to be a de-Tight to the upper-zed. But, also, he was a trouble-maker. He was ambitious and his exploits caused him to be acclaimed king of the animals snd to wax strong. Thro Long-Wang he got an iron rod which he Gould expand at will to span the sky or contract so a8 to ft in his ear—magic wand! Pu-tt taught him how to fly and how to change himself into 72. different shapes. What he could not do is bhard to say. But as he gained in power, and his friends said he was worthy to rule heaven, he wished to 20, Many kings made league with him and celebrated it with feasting. But our monkey go° drunk, and while unconscious he was taken to hell. He awoke, over came the powers of hell and oscaped. He was accused to Yoh Wang who thought to keep Monkey quiet by bestowing upon him the titre "Heavenly Horse-keeper.". He was elated; but learning it was an empty title, he, in fierce anger, smashed heaven's' gate and.overtured the throne. The upper-god called. upon the hosts of heaven and hell "to overcome the monkey' demands, made him him live in heaven in a grand castle. But' monkey-god was not godly! He would steal, along and' eating the peaches of everlasting life and, from Lao Chun's palace, stole and ate his pilis of immortality. Doubly immortal, proud of his powers, hie constantly mocked the other gods, He became unbearably overbearing. A great conference was called in heaven to which great Buddha was summoned. The monkey-god even tried to mock this, the t-existent one!"
"I have heard you are a great jumper, is it American School are being examained by a school authority and then sent to Dr. Belilios for treatment itor eye-examination.
We might add that in Hongkong the Hongkong Government have taken this matter up. A doctor periodically examines the whole selool, and where glasses are necessary, the children are sent to our Hongkong branch and refracted. This is compulsory, and the account ig paid by the Education Department. For this wom. we have been officially appointed BY the Heongk Government. We agree "Stoica!" that concerted action on behalf of all the schools would be better, but anyhow, with individual action such as is being taken now, much is being done to care for the eyes of the younger generation.
Tam, ete, c/o N, Lazarus, trust"
asked the Buddha, "T'll bet] Shanghai, March 4, 1928. you can't leap out of my hand. If) ye do Till make you King of
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.