The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-25

such a charming personality that he
Will be much missed In Toxic circles.
n may be doubted. however. whether
Japan was very conge'nial to him. Res
ldence did not reconcile him to the peo-
rle or remove some prejudfces formed
before he arrived here and his transfer
to an European post will doubtless
prove welcome TO him. His career will
be watched with interest by many
warm friends In this country.
WINTER IN TIENTsIN.
Preparations for the coming winter.
the Shanghai Mercury. are to be seen
everywhere. The forces are settling in
q, their quarters. In some Instances
ruined houses have been almost rebuilt,
others renovated. some In a very SUI
perficiai manner. The Germans have
put In the large open spaces OF their
concession whole compounds of wood
and straw plsstered mud erectiOns.
Frame houses have also been imported
and look quite comfortable. at least
from the outside.
stores. too. are being landed In vast
quantities. Flour and provisions hll
the godowns which are being used as
barracks. while mountains Of grain. hay
and fuel line the river side. Ammuni-
tion and ornaments are not so much
I'm evidence. but supplies sufficient to
dispose ~ all the Boxers In China are
being landed and II n the general hope
that they may again venture at least
within fifty miles of Tientsin and see
the reception that awaits them. But
there IL little real expectation OF being
able Co read them such desirable les
son. which. however. they still seem to
need. for we hear Of 10000 advancing
into the Pao-ting-fu district snd
threatening the allied troops stationed
there. Also at Chicheo, to the south
west. where the London Missionary So
ciety has had its buildings levelled and
already some 200 Christians murdered.
Native messengers report the Boxers
o. be In strong force with fresh instruc-
items from Prince Tuan To extirpate
every native Christian.
A small British expedition left here
the other day for Fengtai. near Tong
shan. and the railway. though still
worked bv the Russians. II said soon
through the Germans. 10 be gi-en over
90 the nation which built ~ and found
the capital.
KtNDERGARTENs IN JAPAN.
new and congeniai occupation. re-
marks an American paper. has beer
opened to Japanese women In the es-
adjustment Of kindergartens carried
on according TO Western ideals Of edu.
cation. The japanese. u II said. have
/Rccepted the kindergarten principle.
and ideas with enthusiasm and thus q
new field of work II prepared for Jap
anese femininity. Training school,
have been founded In different parts o.
the country and the girl graduate,
have opened kincergartens of their owl
md have been rewarded with success
The intellects Of the Japanese children
are Just as keen as those Of children
elsewhere. and they take great deligh
In the play-work. which involves color
and their combinations. for every Jap
anese child IL born with artistic In
stIncts and everything I'm the kinder
garten naturally appeals to him. On
81 the fascinating occupations OF tn
japanese kindergarten r. the raising o
silk worms and finally winding the sill
from their own cocoons. and n grea
feature Of interest II the growing o
flowers.