Mr. Ch'en next addressed the students who were about to receive certificates for Chinese Literature. He stated that he was overjoyed to see that such: granted. There w: hostility towards Christian Schools because it was held that the study of the Chinese language in these institutions was not given proper was evidence that Toast, the study of Chin considered uring next to the graduates of the Li Department, he dwelt! sen the great need in China for trained librarians and 004 libr: In times past there were no such things as libraries in China—at least not for the Inrge body of students. In the few that did exist, it was the work of ages finding the book one required. He instanced how, when abroad and visiting a library he could obtain any, book he wanted within three minutes of applying for it, ly, he spoke to the graduates Commercial Department.
on the importance of Hankow als a commercial centre and stated that Hankow was the only trading centre of any importance in El whose exports exceeded hor ports.
The commercial world was {in need of upright and efficiently trained business men, Dr. K, B. Westman, TH. p., President of the Lutheran College, Yiyang followed with an excellent speech in English.) He pleaded for the cultivation of the scientific spirit and carefully traced many of the fields of study in China, in which, although much already has been' done, there is groat scope for research.
We understand that we are soon to have the pleasure of seeing this able oration in print and therefore abstain from further comment, Tune boys in Peking were killed at the hands of an escaped lunatic last week. Escaping from captivity, Wang Fu, a former paper hanger, seized a butcher knife from a pork shop on Mi Shih Hutung and started on his deadly trip. "The first victim was a boy who happened to be walking along the street while the second was a sweets vendor. two victims, the his former home from which his family had moved. 'The residents ull fled, except four year old boy who was left in the ed room. In his mania, the man hed the baby 61 times' and death almost instantaneous, 'The police feared to arrest the' mad-mao but attacked him with bricks and stones. "He was finally subdued ard the police, who had. been ciattacking him from the roof, came down and took him off the yamen.
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