Coming back from the ports, one is struck favourably with the look of our city streets, which are nearly all paved. Uneven, some of them certainly are, but they are kept in repair, the money being usually raised by subscriptions from the occupants of the houses along each street. In wet weather, one can depend on-a paved road in most directions. I - remember one of our city worthies, after 2 visit te Shanghai, remarking, much to the amusement of the foreigner, that he thought Suchien streets were easier to walk on than Shang-
We have a handsome set of men as policemen, who have winter and miner uniforms and keep remarkable order. The only place I have found them fail is their tenderheartedness towards beggars. They never seem to like to interfere with their solicitations. Our streets are kept remarkably clean, partly because the poor of the town—and they are many—sweep: up every bit of straw and grass to use as fuel. The Commercial Guild also have their own militia or watchmen, about 80 stalwart men, fine looking fellows, all drilled and dressed in soldiers' uniforms. They walk round the city, and also in the city, once or twice per night. Our city is very peaceful just now. We have good camp officials, and the soldiers are not allowed to extort money or cause bother when buying goods. One lately went into the country, and, by some pretext, was extorting money. He was caneht, flagged and led by a rope through all ow principal streets and also into the country, with his offences written out and fixed on to his back. Such "loss of face" will deter others from following in his footsteps.
Our little town does not do badly in educating its sons and daughters. Some years ago it would have been thought unnecessary expense to educate its girls; but now we have a_ Mission High School with 62 boarders and 20 day pupils, also a Government Grammar School with over 70. Two of the Mission High School graduates are teaching in the latter. There ig also a Mission Higeh School for boys, with over 130 boys in it and a Normal Schoo] with over 70 pupils.' There are about 10 Government schools, with about 700 or 699 pupils. For some years, our Mission Primary for boys and girls has had a kindergarten devartment with children beginning between three and four years of ace. There are 100 children in this school and your correspondent, who has- charge of it, oan testify they are a happy little set.
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