Last Sunday afternoon a good number gathered at the Interna tional Institute to hear a lecture by Dr. Chen Huan-chang on Con fucianism, a Religion." This is the first of @ course of Sunday ad dresses on the great religions. General Hsu Ku-ching and ex-Minister Tsai Tun-pei presided. Dr. Chen proved conclusively from the re cords that Confucianism is more than ethics or polities, that it teaches truths of religion and has been the dominating religion of China.
Taree attempts have recently been made by thieves to enter the house of a Mr. Clifford, who resides in North Szechuen Road. This led to a close watch being kept on the pre mises, and the other evening three Chinese were surprised as they were trying to effect an entrance from the verandah. They were pounced upon by a Chinese constable, but two of them managed to escape. The third one appeared at the Mixed Court yesterday where he received a sentence of six months' imprison. ment, and an order of expulsion was also made.
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