The British Women's Associa-Hor, who, in affiliation with the Victoria "League, have made themselves "responsible for the local section of His Majesty's Silver Jubilee Shilling Fund (or $1 in Shanghai), and for which the ""North-China Daily News" 4s receiving contributions, have found it possible to keep the Lists open until March 23, That, how. fever, will be the latest date, for the dollars have to be coverted into sterling and sent Home in time to be added to the general fund well before May 6. Judging by the way money is coming in from the outports, there will be a very generous response before the closure, and dt is hoped that all Britons in Shanghai who have of yet subscribed will send their dollars without further delay, og it is the wish to get at Toast $5,000.
The present total is $2,459.
The population is 80 per cent. Mohammedan, The largest part composed of Sarts, Kazaks and Kirghiz, "Religious and fond "of money, the Sarts live in the. plain and work in the fields or else they, are in business in the cities, The Kazaks and Kirghiz live in the mountains and are shepherds and nomads. 'They are of the Turkish. type found in Asia Minor, 'Their language and writing is Turkish. 'They wear long germens reaching to the knees, wide trousers and high boots. They' have long beards and shaven heads, There are also Mongols, especially in' the northern part. The Chinese are only present in the large centres us Urumehi.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.