New The most hopeful article fern iG a's standpoint appeared in the "Daily Mail" this week, entitled The Cranging East." It is it is! rue, based on the fact that all essential changes to which public attention are being called, are largely superficial, or as the paper puts Eastera soul may or may net be unchanging: its body is tainly showing itself in new colours ty the world. The drab monotony of Western dress is obliterating the. poly-chromatic splendour that unice presented the traveller with a volution in costume for every day's, from Samarkand to. Yoko-
There are, however, very man ether changes to which British opin-jon equally should be directed, and they affect a great deal more than. superficiality. To a certain extent, tone can sympathise with the view! of Chinese over here that. even in these days, they are misrepresented almost as much as they were when' the Empress Dowager was on the Throne. Chinese complain, with a ood deal of justice, that one never sees an unkind suggestion or a depredatory remark about Japan, at never reads a book or secs a play' or a film which depicts the Japanese ju an unattractive light.
would therefore do no if the British in China were casionally to praise what can praised, and it has been noted satisfaction that some more kindly comments have been made recently' on China's coo intentions. These Intentions we are learning vers! largely through the telegrams, though there is a great deal certainty as to the intentions of 1 Nanking Government with respect. fo the Tariff. Lancashire is anxious details, because clearly is impossible' to do much ness forward unless ft is known what it has to expect. AM con ial fare still busy ing themselves with the matter of ion of trade muirks, there is much satisfaction that Britain has wed to promote closer cultural between China and Great this committee was reina given, Ha i, also for sities by Professor Webster. It is the desire of the the attention vice about their ae courses, or who wish to secure practical ex-nonce te supple nag The Vice-Chancellors of practical-the Universities serve on the: mittee, ax well ax a few men women representing industry other departments of life. and it is accordingly well qualified to undoubtedly a very good move and will go far towards maint ming. furthering good feeling between! East and: West Medical Mission's ical Fukien, male a striking appeal for assistance on be-
Parish Church, this week. Mission-work was the only true incentive to doing something for God, said Dr. Fakenham. There were 43 hospitals, 86 doctors, 95 foreign nur-and many hundreds of native nurses in the area, and 50,000 inpatients and about 1 million out-Patients were dealt with each year. They continually came across cases. where the sick were relying on. superstitious and often dangerous anetheds of treatment, ut the mix. sionaries were doing their work and wonderful scenes of conversion were being witnessed.
Taation of Foreign Allowances Perhaps the following fro the if-searly report of the Civil question of the ion wf foreign, ablow the 'Works, was sent: to China one year. fle retained his Dame shot at from the Ente' of his arrival in Chia is cost bonus ceased and Received in Hew thereof a ye fonds Nat the house. a question belongs, "The Executive OMeers Association desired that action 2 scene that these teca The tee, at its meetinie mittee te. the effect (1), Foreign and Colonial ree should: he "computed at 88 be taken "ith rear to house ilewances. "The" question endeavour to. secure the arproprinte step ty now "under
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