The problem of thief protection. which Is necessary even" for the poorest, was a little dificult to solve. First they tried a nightly patrol of 10 citizens, but found. the "working emelency of the ten so impaired the next day after their patrol duty, that a meeting of the leaders was called to devise means of hiring hight watchman. They decided that;|since the ashes from the rice straw ftres with which they do their cooking had a well known commer-cell value as fertilizers, they would sell it and devote the proceeds to the wages of a night watchman. This plan answered perfectly and they now have thief protection.
'A capital fund was established by, Mrs, 'Tang, Mr. Maw and one other teacher, from which the people, can borrow' entirely on faith, "For", as, Tang naively. rehnarked, "you know they haven't any property, worth mortgaging anyhow." This! fund was originally $200 but the villagers have augmented it' by another $100, by their own savings. The Interest on savings and on loans!
percent. in. startling contrast to the usurious charge of 30 po: cent. extorted by money lender Even more startling was the state: ment of Mrs, Tang that the money! borrowed has been paid, principal and interest, on the exact date in 04 per cent. of the cases, and only two or three days late in the other 6 per cent.
But most startling of all was the) fact that when we hurried home to! supper our rickshaw coolles absolaterefused to take any pay, until Mrs, Tang literally forced it upon them, for said they, "We are pupils that school and' Mr. Mfau iso! food to us."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.