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Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12402, 18 November 1908, Page 4

ihe influence of Christianity at lie present moment upon masses in central Africa is well illustrated by vi) interesting summary given by Jishop Tucker of tho work of tho uighcan Church in the diocese of ganda When ho first entered: bout 200 members. "That little! mud ho says, "has grown into a ; ai^nty host of over 60,000." The - ixty communicants of seventeen ears ago have become 16,000. The •ingle place of worship has become not.ier of more than 2000 churches •mong -which the cathedral will ac- i ;ommodate about 5000 people ' ■orty-two thousand children are flight in the Christian schools Moreover, tho entire work of the lativo church (schools, churches and tative ministry) is mantained by tho :auives themselves. This is a Von-_loi-iul record, and the tide docs not joaco to flow. Last year, Bishop luc-rer records, 9100 persons were baptispd into the Church in Uganda. Recently, says a Sydney paper, a little boy who was to be taken by a city missionary, with some other boys, to the country to find homes. He was well clad, and had a new hat given to him; but while the missionary was getting the other children ready to go, this boy went into the corner and took tho hat ho had thrown off, and tore the lining out of it. The missionary said, "What are you doing with that hat? Youdoii't want it. What are you tearing the lining but of it for?" "Ah," said the boy, "that was made out of mother's dress. She loved me very much before she died, and I have nothing to remember her by but tho lining." And so tho boy tore it.. out and put it in his bosom. Mr Harvey presented to the Shakespeare Memorial, Stratford; the other day, a copy of the death mask of Sir Henry Irving, which was taken by Mr George Franipton, R.A. The interesting relic is enclosed in an oak shrine with folding doors, and it should make a valuable addition to the. attractions of the Shakespeare memorial.

A^raau who was "wanted" in Eus- ' sia has been photographed in six different positions* and the pictures were duly circulated among the police departments. The chief of one of these wrote to headquarters a few days after the issue of the set or portraits, reporting as follows: — "I have received thn portraits of the six miscreants whoso capture is desired. I have arrested five of them, and the sixth is under observation, and -will be secured shortly." Dr. Gaster, chief rabbi of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews in England, described to the members of the Itoyal Asiatic Society how he discovered a new Smaritan Book of Joshua" during his travels in Samaria last year. The now book starts with a definite datfe of the era of creation, the year 2749 from the -.creation being given as the date of the death of Moses. .Says, a London paper: — "With the resumption of work by the engineers the heavy cloud of depression that has hung for months over the northeast coast -will.be lifted. The shipbuilding yards on the Tyne, the Tees, and in the Hartlepools have been idle ever since April. Fully 30,000 men were without work in., consequence. The five months' stoppage has had a disastrous effect, especially on the labourers, who are no parties to the strike, and who had no wealthy trade unions to which to look for' strike pay. All that the strike has meant in human suffering and in loss of trade is not easily to be computed.?' A tenor singer by name Noel Flimina:. recently opened in Milan a "School of Laughing." Mr Filming contends iliat very ifevr people know how to laugh. They laugh without taking any account of the effect on their listeners, and with a total disregard of the laws of harmony. Mr Fhmmg's complete course of "harmonious hilarity" consists of ten lessons, and it is claimed that a pupil . who has gone through the course conscientiously will be able to laugh with that : musical modulation and artistic finish which are usually associated ynth.thfi character of Marguerite' in Faust." New York scientists are much interested in an announcement that i rof. Wood, of the John Hopkins Uni- . versity, will soon produce a now type of telescope. It will be so large that it will make that at Lick Obsorvan ory 'i California, look like a pigmy. I lie basin of the telescope will be filled^ with mercury and-tho mechanism will bo operated by an electric motor.