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GHINA, IN 1907)
dhani le tau pijoining pollions of Anhui, Shab: udg and Horan; acarcity prevailed, jo mnogi other districts during the succending months,) and this added, to a general enhancement of prives (and irregularity in the fare of change pressed hard on the poorer elasten, s of the disturbances are attributable to a scarcity of rice or to the actions of cat officials tending to raise the cost of living. Al the same time revolutionary" forces have been particularly active, although It is sometlines difficult to distinguish these from unsophisticated bandits. The notorious Dr. Sun Yat-sen, has throughout the year at tracted: considerable attentin, although much uncertainty pravails regarding his whereabouts. To his agency are attributed the distorbicces at Woogkong, Kwingtung, in May, and simul. taneously at Lienchow and Pakhoi. Budics of troops had also to be mobilized to deal with
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facts. There are thousands of sists of this kind anywhere between childhood and young ladyhood. Disease finds most of its victims among them. They are 150 weak and frail to resist. Some of them are passing through the mysterious changes which lead up to maturity and need éspécial watchfulness and care, Alar, how many break down at this critical period; the story of such losses is the saddest in the history of home. The proper treatment might have saved most of these household treasures, if the mothers had only known off
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In any given year the progress may well be difficult of measurement. Of the two big reforms promulgated lo 19 6 the suppression oferplomban, purtass, achieved the larger qunia of success. The erfircament of the re- gulations depends still on the vitude of the focal officials in each town, or district, but the year his seen a marked growth in popular di four of the practice of oplum smoking. In. Peing officials have been suspended or "dismissed from the'r posts for fallure to vid themselves of the habit, while in one or two cases the death of an official has been attributed to his abstention from opium., Os October so it was found necessary to extend by three months the term within which civil and military authorities in the province would be expected to give up smaking. During the year.opium: dens in numerous towns were closed, but in very few instincts have strict meatares been adopted to curtail the sale of the drug, In view, however, of the popular feeling against opium both the sale and the led, and to the Kanchou (S. Kingsi) disturbarticularly those troubled with Anemia,
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ancs in September, when an Italian priest was murdered. Shensi, Hupeh, Honan, Huaan and Anhui were alto the scenes of riots, while nearer home we had Cheking in a continual ferment and a series of outrages in the neigh bonhood of the Settlement colminating in the murder of Police Constable Morrow, on starch 12,
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THE MYSTIC AND MODERN ASTROLOGER YES, WHY WORRY ?
In the matter of education the past year has acted as a mild test of the sincerity of movement insuurated in 1905 and 1956 amid such a fourish of trumpets. flere again the feeling of the nation his been raused in favour sí modera education
On July 6 the whole of Chinese official but in numerous ir stances schools opened in dom was rudely shaken by the assassinatives to it." The more it is used the leas will About your Business, Health, ¿Pleasures, Friends Abroad, your Love Affairs and Chances. the heyday of public enthusiasm have been Enced in close down, because neither teachers tion of H E. 'En Ming, Governor of Anhui, be the ravages of disease from infancy to old nor.fund, in the last resort pot even pupil. by a suḥudinale represewing the advanced age. It is both a food and, a medicine,-. His ambition in this life is to help those in troublà; and must, kot be classed with the ráo of
school of Chulse reformers. At once ■ re- | modem, scientific, and effective from the first were forthcoming. China has yet to learn the actionary wave passed over the country and dose. i never deceives or disappalots, and is advantage of wel'-considered methodical action Lavrenthusiastic spurts in the stininment, oft may be attributed the closing of many the medicinal (fiuinph of our time. There is
schools. Ekinpent precautions were ordered | no doubt about it.” Sold by chemists. --- „ágainsj_slydenis 'from Japan in general and a
real reform.
The second annual examination for Return vindictive crusade was started against the,
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ed Students was held in Peking on October and 6, but certain innovations regarding the marking of papers according to as arbitrary appraisal of the value of the candidate's foreign degree provoked dissatisfaction and 'may cause the examination to fall into disrepute. A competitive examination for students proceeding to America was icati tuted in 197; and the official imprimatur was placed in foreiga education by the dispatch of 25. Shansi students to England to complete their education, of military cadets for service with the French Army and of eight midship. men to serve on board the China squadron of the British Navy.
FOREIGN RELATIONS,
family and friends of the ass. genetai feeling of anxiety in regard to the
read of revolutionary activity may be set down the Decree of October 17, which held Viceroys and Governors resposible, for any unrest in their territories after six months fram the time of their assuming the reins of office.
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Hanglenníu, 3rd Belabar, 1007, Year finds the boundary question in regard to Chientao or the Middle Is and st 1 upsetiled, Neither Japan nor China has shown any, signs of giving way from its original standpoint; but, there are as yet no symptoms that the difficulty is to be solved by other than diplomatic means. The Vilu Forestry question also re- ma'ns unsettled as far as any satisfactory agreement is concerned,
MANCHURIA.
period obieived by Chinese. On September! 17 another Edict decreed the abolition"öl Manchu ganisons. On August 13 was created by Edict a Department for drawing. up regulations for Constitutional · Govern mest Local self-government: Councils were') commanded, to be formed throughout be Empire na September 30; the Minister of Education was instructed to draw up a scheme! of universal education and the Minister of the Interior bad to devise a scheins of local self-
The year saw the restoration of M-ncturia government, while officials in all provicces were charged to select abla men' to explain the to China, and the three Estern Provinces were principles of constitutional government to d formed into a Viceroyalty under H. E. Hsu people. The famous Missionary Edici appear Shih-chang, with their Excellencies Targ Shan-ed on October 1; Viceroys and Governor vi, Chu Chia-poo and (heng Teh-chuan, Gor were to collate treaties dailing with the erans of Forgtien, Kirin and Hei'angkiang respectively at the end of December. Order prevails in the southern province, but little success has been achieved in pressing the lawlessness of the two northern provinces
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MONGOLIA AND TIGHT. Propanils have been made to bring. Mon. golia into line with the other provinces of the Empire; but no definite scheme has yet ma |terialized. - Kashgar; however, becomes an
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subject for the enlightenment of their sub | ordinates; converts and non-converts alike pronounced to be the children and súbjects! of the Emperor, were ordered to keep the peice among themselves, while officials were
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