There are great stirrings in Hangchow. The student body, for the most part, are having a special drive and open air demonstrations are being arranged amoke and smell on the public re-erection ground by the West Lake, A large seizure of opium was consigned tv the flames and a huge of opium pipes turned into Last evening, the Hangchow Mia sionary Association held its third meeting of the season. The gathering took place at the Ta Er Yang, Presbyterian compound, and Miss Ricketts with other Indies entertain. ed the assembly to tea, The special feature of the occasion was a travel lecture by Dr. Gordon Thompson, The lecture was illustrated by some magnificent slides, the pictures being taken by the doctor on his famous. Journey from Yunnanty right along the western and northern borders of China to Peking. It may be inhered that Dr, Thompson was accompanied on this interesting, expedition by that renowned tra veller Brig. General Pereira who was taken seriously ill by the way. This wax the General's last Journey and the closing moments of his lite, idly described by the lecturer, wore touching and pathetic
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