From native sources we hear that, under the able guidance of their energetic and indefatigable Hon, Secretary, the R Mr. Webster, the locat Committee of ti Red Cross and Refuyeens Aid Society is doing excellent work for the relief of the destitute in the interior. Further, it refreshing to hear that the Chinese authorities are helping nobly, not only by liberal supply of the ever-needful dollar Dav also by actual deeds. All honour due to them.
The Festive Season approaches; our sleepy little community threatens to wake up, in fact, to be quite gay for a week or no, Private entertainments galore, cheery skating parties, cosy oyster suppers, equabbling bridge fours, and even a little flutter without the joker. Rumour has it that weare once more to be enlivened by a dance, the bachelors ut the Newchwang Club being the has. The popular Administrator, it is whisper-d, will have x great big Christmas tree fr the youngsters. And so our little world rolls along, sleepy, growly (being mostly Brisishers), happy (although few seem tw realise it), but livjoy right good fellowship (to which we all gree):
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