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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 
