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PERIOD OF FREEDOM FROM WAR
ments mean that ever and anon launches are taken and Barrowa, etc., but a day or two sees them | free again so the inconvenience is temporary.
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HEALTH GIVING EXERCISES
The student body, Christinn POSITION IN YANGCHOW..and other, seem to be intent on study and there does not seem to The Yangchow_correspondent.
be any activity on their part out-
At a reception given by Mrs. of the "Shanghal Times" says:-school life. We have heard of an Renner, Mr. Hans Wiener, the side of the regular routine of When one reads of the harass- ing conditions that exist in so attempt to rouse them by visiting famous Viennese dancer. now many parts of this distressful students but that this was rudely visiting Shanghai, gave a short country we cannot feel grateful stopped by the military. The address on the aims and methods for the quietness that prevails behind it but folks who should which he represents.
rumour seems to have something of the modern school of dancing
here.
If only it might continue know are diffident in talking Mr. Wiener said that unlike that way. At present trade about it... seems to be fairly good. One branch of business that is boom-
the classical ballet' of past years which presents only one face with each movement, the modern dance
is to be viewed equally from all sides. All muscles are exercised
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ing is the trade in eggs. These FLOOD PREVENTION. are being brought in from the surrounding country in very large The Hangchow Missionary As- quantities and are being crated sociation held its monthly Decem- from head to foot, and the breath controlled and completely and sent on to the coast. A con- ber meeting on December 7 at the plays a most important part in siderable revenue must.come into home" of R. J. McMullen: Tea. the whole. He likened the art of this district through this busi was served by the ladies of the the modern dancer to a flower ness. The man in the street, Southern Presbyterian Mission for a piece of sculpture which may however, does not necessarily re- after which the Association listenbe viewed with equal pleasure joice over this for the exporting ed with keen interest and appre-from every angle.
of this article of food means nnciation to an address delivered by Rhythmical gymnastics which increase in its cost locally. We Mr. E. C. Stocker of the Whang- also came into the province of hie remember when an egg here costpoo Conservancy Board on "some art were illustrated by Mr. 3 cash and now they are between Aspects of Flood Prevention." 50 and 60-cash. We were inform-
Wiener, accompanied on the piano The address was of particular by Mrs. Renner. These exer- interest to the community at this cises, which were of enormous time because of the fact that benefit to the health and which number of its members are co- could be practised by old and operating with a Chinese Govern-young alike, strengthen the body ment board in a flood prevention as well as imparting to it an ex- project on the Tiao Chi River traordinary elasticity. P near the town of Yu Hong.
Fed the other day that a Japanese had arrived with $20,000 to buy eggs. This may or may not be
correct,
Conditions here are very quiet though there are more or less changes going on among the troops.
While the Klangs fight was on, soldiers were very few and the Police and Commercial volunteers much more in evidence than ordinarily,these men taking up the duty of patrolling the streets.
387 HOUSES RAZED,
Tokyo, December 4-About 250 houses were gutted by a fire which broke out at Ijiri, Nagai- machi in the Miura Penishura at Now, however, a considerable 11:54 o'clock last night. The fire number of grey coats have arriv.was extinguished at 2.30 this ed and apparently have come to morning.. Among the sufferers. stay for very large fatigue parties are many fishermen, are to be seen on the streets with carrying poles transporting rice and fuel. That they should, stay here is the wish, expressed or otherwise, of the local people The regime of Marshal Sap Chuan-fang has been an admir Jable one in many ways, and the thought of the possible advent of feither Cantonese or Fengtien men is not a comforting one. If Mar- shal Sim took toll of them, it least he kept his men. well in hand.
In another are 137 houses were destroyed" Kushiro, Hokkaido at 8.30 p.m. yesterday. The fire originated in the residence of rail way officials, and all the hotels in front of the railway station were entirely burnt down-Tohe.
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At the conclusion of the dancea in costume which showed address Mr. Wiener gave two
his wonderfal control over the body and lobe and the natural way in which agures of ballet, requiring long years of practice to master, could be performed after a comparatively. short time whet working on his lines.
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