manual of confession given to China. A wild mob of jostling shouting human- ity each scuttle unit intent only upon attaining its own personal ends! The ticket office and the scales for weighing baggage were the two great centres of disturbance - dare 'disturbance' advisedly for it was only by main force that one could either purchase a ticket get one's baggage weighed checked. It was over an hour before the train arrived and when at the time appointed with appearance, the mob appeared to become absolutely frenzied. It seemed impossible that order could ever devolve out of the chaos. While my own men were fighting their way into the vestibule with our baggage, I stood in a corner of the room thinking rather enjoying the spectacle. I knew that somehow before the train departed all the luggage would be aboard and would arrive safely at its destination. I always wonder how it does but I learned not to worry, all is only necessary to ensure that it is in the train. Not all stations are as bad as Chung-then. In fact it is never seen any other where there was