NKALA

[s. 558] : A settlement in northwest Rhodesia, Central Africa, situated in Barotsiland about 125 Station of the Primitive miles E. of Lealui. Methodist Mi ionary Society, with (1903) 1 mi ionary and his wife, 1 native worker, 2 plac.es of worship, 1 Sunday school, and 4 profe ed the English forces on the 12th of October, 1841, after the fort at the mouth of the river Chinhai was succe fully stormed. The climate of Ningpo is variable: the usual range of temperature is from 20°-100° F. The rainfall is exce ive, and foreigners are subject to malaria. Population (1901), 225,000. The following mi ionary societies carry on various enterprises in the city and adjacent ABMU (1843), CMS (1848), PN (1864). (1859), and the These societies, together, now have (1903) 45 mi ionaries, men and women; 175 native workers, 32 day schools, 7 boarding schools or higher educational institutions, 7 hospitals and dispensaries, and 4,801 profe ed Christians. region: (1854), The UMFC CIM NING-TE-HSIEN A town in the province of Fo-kien, China, situated on the coast about 45 Station of the CMS miles N. E. of Fu-chau. (1896), with (1903) 5 women mi ionaries, 51 native workers, 2 outstations, 12 day schools, 1 boarding school, and 1,243 profe ed Christians. Society writes the name Nmg-Taik.: NISBET, Henry: Born September 2, 1818, at Laurieston, Glasgow, Scotland; studied at Glasgow University, Relief Divinity Hall, Paisley, and Cheshunt College; sailed August 11, 1840, as a mi ionary of the LMS to Tanna, one of the New He brides Islands. The natives were so hostile that he went to Upolu, Samoan Islands, where he settled at Fasitoonta, and had the charge of He spent much time in visiting ten villages. the outstations, and was one of the mi ionaries who accompanied the Nova Scotia brethren to select their station in the New He brides, on the island of Aneitium. He was one of the revisers of the Samoan Bible. Later he had charge of the Mi ion Seminary and of the Pre at Malua. During his residence at Malua he prepared for the students many lectures, sermons, notes of Scripture, etc., which England under were subsequently published his supervision. He spent some eight years longer in the mi ion field in various departments of usefulne , and died at Malua May 9, 1876. He received the degree of LL.D. from the University m of Glasgow. A NISKY: town on south coast of St. Thomas Island, West Indies, one and one-half miles from St. Thomas town. Station of the Moravian Mis1 mi ionary, 4 native place of worship, 2 day schools, and sions (1753), with (1900) workers, 1 249 communicant Christians. NIU-CHWANG. See New-chwang. Isles, A NOAKHALI: town in Bengal, India, situated in the Noakhali district, 180 miles E. of Calcutta. Population, 5,500, of 2,800 are Hindus and Station of the Queens2,600 are Mohammedans. land Australian Baptist Mi ion Society (1889), whom with (1901) 2 mi ionaries, 1 woman mi ionary, 9 native workers, 1 outstation, 1 day school, and 10 profe ed Christians. 558