A couple of nights ago one of our community was awakened to find a German ty army officer this door. He had come from Tsingtao, and was in close pursuit of a deserter. ' Of course the man was not found on our Presbyterian premises. We hear that a few hours later pursuer and pursued met inside the city—our own headquarters are in a suburb. The pursued was minus shoes and enthusiasm, and the pursuer was travel-stained and weary.
ut German army discipline had been maintained, The interior of China a pretty good place for the Chinese and for such foreigners as have business relations with or duties to perform among them. But what is there here to attract an army deserter?
A Coming Excitemen*.
Tie Anoual Meeting of the West Shantung Mission of the American Presbyterian Church is to be held this year in Schoufu. The Mission comprises the four centres, Weihsien, Chinanfu, Chining-chou, and Ichoufu. The session b gins on the 7th October.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.