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agricultural methods and conditions in Japan, Malay States, 

 Java, Ceylon and Egypt, and then returned to the Trinidad 

 Department for a month or two and have now been appointed 

 Superintendent of Agriculture in the Eastern Province of 

 Southern Nigeria. There is good work to be done here, but it 

 is chiefly of a pioneer character. I only arrived four days 

 ago and as soon as I get settled down, I will ask your aid in 

 obtaining seed of useful economic plants and in return will 

 send you seeds of economic Nigerian plants. Like all West 

 African coast places this climate is bad and I don't suppose I 

 shall be able to stand it for very long, but the experience is 

 interesting and should be useful." 



CHINA. Szechuan, Kwan hsien. Mr. H. J. Openshaw writes 

 under date of August 8, 1912; "we were able to 'stand by the 

 ship' right through all the turmoil of revolution. Our city 

 was beseged twice and all 'shot up'. I jumped in and became 

 'Surgeon General' etc. and really did a lot of good work car- 

 ing for the sick and wounded. We are on the mountain for a 

 rest and change. It is very delightful; we are really avoid- 

 ing a hot Chinese summer. My, but a Chinese city with its 

 walls and crowds can be HOT. 



To the East we look out on the great Chentu plain, now 

 laden with a heavy rice crop; while to the West we see range 

 after range of mountains with the snow peaks of Thibet for a 

 background . 



Szechuan seems slowly getting back to normal. Funds were 

 short and a lot of paper money was issued, of which business 

 men are scarey. 



The Thibetans are in revolt and have captured several 

 border cities, but a large force of soldiers have gone forward 

 and it is hoped Thibet will come back into line. In the past 

 she has fared ill at the hands of the Chinese and takes this 

 opportunity to protest." 



(Issued: Nov. 11, 1912 



