| Show i THE FAR EAST at calcutta university 2743 students are matriculated more than five times as many as in 1663 there are 99 indian colleges affiliated with the university bich receives no public money in any shape in 1894 there were in all 1977 missionaries in china 60 men married women and single women of these 1089 1080 were representatives of british irish and canadian societies of them of american societies and 85 S 5 of continental societies the japanese have again given evidence of their practical ideas instead of presenting medals to the soldiers who especially distinguished themselves in the late war with china the government has purchased ISOW watches at each in switzerland which will be given to the brave fellows it is learned that russia has induced the flowery kingdom to make all her railroads now building in the northern part of the country four feet eleven inches wide the width of all roads in russia in the future therefore engines and trains of the great Slber siberian iw railway can be run on the chinese lines line a concession the advantages of which are apparent |