At the station within the walls, Mrs. Hartwell was teaching a number of native women, but was in great need of a convenient room apart from her own house, where at stated hours she could receive and instruct them. On account of the state of the finances at home, the mission was unwilling to appeal to the Society for aid to build a house for this purpose, but an effort which was being made, when we left Fuh-chau, to raise the necessary funds among the foreigners, was successful; and from letters subsequently received from there, we have been informed that the building is completed and occupied, much to the satisfaction of the mission. The school under the care of the wife of the Rev. Mr. Baldwin,--one of the missionaries of the station in the suburbs,--and also that of the Misses Woolston,--of the Methodist Mission,--were spoken of as flourishing, and as quietly assisting to do the same good work among the Chinese girls of Fuh-chau which is being accomplished by the same kind of schools at Canton and Swatow. FOOTNOTES: [34] This is the ancient port of Zoi-tun mentioned by Marco Polo. [35] So called because the noise made by heavy waves beating against one part of the shore, where there is a cave-like formation, is very similar to the beating of a drum. [36] The fruit of the _Citrus decumana_. [37] I cannot refrain from expressing here our gratitude to Mr. O----, an Englishman,--who, at that time represented the firm of Olyphant & Co. at Fuh-chau,--for his many acts of thoughtful kindness, and his gentlemanly attentions while we were his guests. [38] In the local dialect it is _Tongchin_. [39] One of these is called the White, and the other the Black Pagoda. They are very old, and are connected with Buddhist temples. The White Pagoda, however, is in such a state of decay that no one is allowed to ascend it. [40] Fuh-chau is sometimes called by the natives, the “City of Banians.” CHAPTER XIV.