Soochow, March 20.
At 4 a.m, to-day the Spring Con fucian sacrifices took place. The worship lasted until after five, or about an hour and a half. ' The magistrate began the worship in the smaller temple to the rear the main temple. In this smaller temple are the tablets of Confucius' ancestors for five generations, and grouped on either side are the tablets of the fathers of Confucius' five most noted disciples. This ceremony took about 15 minutes; following this came the chief sacrifice in the main temple, and in this the Taoyin, the Judge and the magistrate took part. These three officials were dressed in their handsome robes and hats of bygone centuries, and it was quite a contrast to the ceremonies of the last few years, since the establishing of the Republic, when the offi cials were dressed in foreign style.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.