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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1925."

CHEFOO SCHOOL.

BACK AT WORK ONCE MORE.

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PRIZE DISTRIBUTIONS.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Chofoo, Sept. 2.

ANOTHER SLANDER,

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BERTRAND RUSSELL'S "FALSE CHARGES."

STRONG SITAN+HAI COMMENT.

The Weny task of trying to over- take the shindlers on Shanghai and its British community published Jabroad brings us into conflict with Since I last wrole the Chinnan article by Mr. Bertrand Russel! Inland Mission Schools have held in the Nation and Athenaum" of their Exhibitions and Closingnly 18, says the North Chine Daily News." No sensible person in Chin wastes time, under ordinary Exercises, the summer holidays have come and gone, and now the conditions, in replying to Mr children are back at work again, Russell, who views of this count- the Schools having re-opened y would appear to be formed on- tirely by what confirmation he could get for his own préjudices out of the yesterday, the 1st inst.

The Preparatory School held last trustworthy elements in the the their Exhibition and Prize Distri-student xlv. Bist when bution on the afternoon of Mon- "Netion and Atheneum" publishes day, July 27, when the Prepites un article by him, it cannot go gave the crowded audience of noticed. In presing, it is much parents and friends an excellent to be regretted that a paper of such entertainment, all the kiddies standing should have opened its being well up to their parts, alike columns to contributor so equivo. in the songs, recitations, and cal. This is what we find Mr.

Mr. Webb Russell saying: pianoforte solos. Peploe was in the Chair, and Mrs. Botham gave away the prizes to the fortunate ones. The conduct watch was won by Grace Harlow; and in the form prizes Ernest Oldfield carried off the 1st in the Upper 1; Grace Henderson-Smith in the Lower 1, Stanley Rist in Beatrice and the Transition, Browne in the Kindergarten.

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awarded to

With regard to the Shanghai shooting, some of the facts re still in debute, others are now generally admitted. The follow- ing facts are not in dispute: the crowd outside the police atadion WAS unarmed no notice was given of the intention to fire upon them the order to fire was given in English, and therefore not understood by most of the crowd : the firing began, ten seconds after The order was given: many of those who were hit were shot in the back, showing that they were] ;..

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trying to disperse, but were not Yet Mr. Westridge was unquestion. VISITORS AT HOTELS. giving time to do so. Gther crowds ably the most important witness were fired upon during the next of all. He was nearest to the six days,

Altogether about actuxd shooting; fifteen years' resid- acnenty people were killed, with once in the interior of China for a proportionate aumber of wound the China Inland Mission

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September 8

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Mr C. M. McDonald Mr J. E Ollerton Mr Isso Papp?

3.1 Parsons Hr R. B. Popa Mr Fall

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Hr A. H. Rows Mr Joseph A. Sato-

The C.I.M. Memorial Hall was again crowded on July 28 for the Girls' School's Exhibition, the Chair being taken promptly at 4.30 p.m. by Mr. G. Findlay Andrew, O.B.E. The programme which followed was on the classi cal side. and being admirably rendered by the girls thoroughly enjoyed by all present. At the end of the entertainment the Chairman asked Mrs. Andrew and almost every British mission-contact with Chines mobs and Mr P. Akosheta to come up and distribute the ary, who has spokey about the lange him what Chinese moo Mr A. 8. Abbott prizes. All girls securing 75 per affair has pronounera that the psychology is; and with all this to Me and Mrs R, W.

Bateman British authorities were not justi- give weight to his words, he said cent. for their year's work are

fird in their action. Dr. emphatically, in the Mixed Court Mr & Mrs J. W. entitled to form prizes, and

received Bixteen girls

J. W. Cline formerly hund of, trial of the students, that he con- Mr R. J. Birbook these. Helen Smith, of Form III, secured the missionary college at Sonchow! sidered the police could have done, MN E R. Bellios the highest per cent. in the who saw the whole thing, says: nothing.but what they did and thu, I was not expecting to see the in their place, he would have fell School, gaining 90 per cent, and

police fire, was shocked when they compelled to do the like. But testi- received a special round

did fire, and have been sorry about mony of this kind does not suit the applause, when she went to re-

purpose of men like Mr. Bertrand ceive her prize. The conduct

Russell and Mr. Sherwood Eddy. watch, the most prized award of

AN ATOMINABLE LIE.

The impression conveyed by the the year,

Who started the abominable lestence "oldier crowds were fired Kathleen Davies.

that "about seventy people were upon during the next six days" is The Boys' School's Exhibition

wood Eddy's slanderous article Mr. Eddy of the police marching Mrs F. A. Crampton & Hm U.* R. took place the following after killet"? We met it in Mr. Sher so much like the picture drawn by noon, the 29th, when there was with which we dealt last week about Shanghai firing indiscrimin- again a large crowd present to see and naturally, as it was in the airtely upon all and sundry, that it what the Boys could do. No one Mr. Bertrand Russell, with his quite looks as if the two had been was disappointed as the Boys put peculiar preclivity for saving every collaborating. Both descriptions are up an extremely good, though thing that he can to the detriment of course essentially false. But rather short, programme, which of his own country-one imagines. was much enjoyed by all. Mr. with some idea of enchancing his Squire made an amusing and can self-importarice has sniffed it capable Chairman, and at the out with ghoulish delight. The facts close of the first part of are given in the police report pub-about the murderous, cold-blooded Mr William Gallo the entertainment Mrs. Squire lished in the Municipal Gazetic of very graciously gave away August 6, and, as we said before, the prizes. Form Prizes the police would be very careful not in the Boys' School are also to give anyone a chance of tripping awarded to, those who during the them up in such a matter. Here year have secured an average of they are 75 per cent, or over on their school work, and thirteen boys! secured same, apart from four others

who received special awards as they gained their per cent. for two terms, but were away sick during the third. The conduct watch

won by Conyers Hewett, who came for- ward to receive the much prized trophy amid tremendous ap- plause and enthusiasm on the part of the boys and the audience in general. Those present then ad- journed to the School Quadrangle ..for the Exhibition of Drill, which is always one of the principal features in the Boys' Break-up. The Drill this year was well up to the usual excellent standard, and Mr. G. P. Welch is to be con- gratulated for the time, trouble and hard work he must have put in to bring it up to such a high pitch.

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Chat malin et fou dangereux Sent bien ensemble tout les deur H. de Garcia It is noteworthy that neither of Dr. D. B. Gawler these writers has a word to say Dr. RE, Gill

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attack by Chinese from the roof of Mr Mrs J. Gould the New World on June 8, nor of Capt. Gambill the murder of Mr. Mackenzie, not 10. A. Griswald of repeated assalts by the crowd, of Or. E. Gould the violence of intimidators, of the flood of mendacions leaflets and posters poured out by the agitators.

COLOURED STATEMENTS,

Mrs A. H.

Capt T. P. Hall MFC. Hansen

Mrs B. Harschberg Misson A. and F.

Hamilton

Mr and Mrs. W. A.

Elanalbal

Mir

Mrs Spring burg

Miss F. M. Boogwa

Hr A. B. Soott Mr W. Bafferi

Mr & Mrs Ed. 1.

Snuggs

Hr T. S. W. Smith Dr. H. F. Summers Mr W. Behennig Mrs E. Sparka Mr R. O. fredwell Mr G. J. Tarrant Mr G. Trimm Lt. Col. & Mr G.

Takes Mr., L. Vorge Mr. H. Varkuson

Me H. B. Tare

Mr & Mei Wilon

and

Macally

and G. Woessner

Mr D. & Wood Mr. H. 8. Zamratt

Mrs H. G. Willia.com

Attacks by the strikers or their sympathizers resulted in the death of two Chines and one foreigner. The Police in the suppression of In another part of the article Mr. the riots killed 92 Chinese and Russell recommends his readers to wounded 36. These figures include obtain a little pamphlet called Mr Hoffmdates rioters who lost their lives on May"Ching's Case, if they "wiah to Mr D. E. Helmer 30. on Nanking Road. Further see how the matter appears to Mr. K. Jensen efforts of the Police to suppress eminent Chinese intellectuals." We Mr J. R. Jones lawlessness led to the arrast of 92 have seen it; and we deeply regret Mr A.T. Jenten persons for rioting or assault, the that men of the standing of Mr. Mr J. R. Johnstone Mr V. Johanneson apprehension of 22 others for V. K. Ting and Mr. Lo Wen-kam He J. E. Joseph tearing down Municipal Procinana.should have been among those who tions, and the prosecution of 35 put their names to it. The internal parsons for disseminating inflamevidence of the pamphlet shows thunt matory strike and anti-foreign the writers must have had before literature. All of theme, with a them the full versions of both sides, few exceptions, and 4 other including the verbatim report of the Dr J. W. Anderson Mrs. L. R. Killksw persons charged for other offences Mixed Court trial mentioned above. Angwin orising out of the strike were ex- and they have carefully suppressed Mr 8. tremely leniently dealt with, every scrap of evidence which told Mr F. Austin either by being cautioned, fined or against the students' version. When Dr B. Baloan

Mr & Mrs Dartbo imprisoned for short periods. eminent Chinese intellectuals" are lomew

capable of such dishonesty, what Mr J. A. Burton "'FALSE,"

can be expected of the uneminent? Mr V. Benjamin What reliance can be placed on any Me and Mes P. W. ME 3. D. Lloyd Chinese testimony?"

As regards the evidence, such as it is, which Mr. Russell adduces, the statement about "almost every The rest of Mr. Russell's article

• PEAK HOTEL.

September 8.

Blackwall

Arthur

Mr W. H. Bourne

Hostess. "Mr. Macpherson, British missionary,**

etc. is as is important. It describes hier K. J. Brand would you like something Scotch false as that about the deaths. Of ideas of what British policy

the 'real' thing?"

Macpherson. "Well,

awfully good of you...”

Hostess. "Of course

of Dundee marmalade.”

Dr. Cline's evideo, it is fell by China shonld be. that's many persons that his position in

Mr H. B. Dray

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Mim P. W. Brown).

J. B. QQUIE Miss M. Cooper

other. Corley

the crowd was not at all such as to "The Dubbleighs had a mind you justify the vehemence of his com- reader at their house, the would. Mary, bring out that pot ment. Of Mr. Harry Westridge's evening."

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