In Chekiang Road we founda godown converted by the "Spiritual Society" into a refuge for about} 500. This has no court or garden and it must be dull for the youngsters coped up here, but they seem. ed cheerful, as did every one, and lessons were well attended. Pictorial posters setting forth the precepts of this "society for the education, of the spirit" were pasted on the walls. is housing about 660 refugees, one hundred being the wards of the Anti-Kidnapping Society, driven from their hornie in Kading. As one enters the wanny courtyard the first impress sion received is that of a school playground, for some are having supervised play under the direction of @ Chinese teacher. The kiddies are as lively and merry ae grige and seem to be enjoying themselves, although, some of them have kept their country fear of foreigners, Other children of different ages and a few men and women are moving about the court, but the kates are guarded, for the refugees: are not permitted to roam about the city, Babies are everywhere and many have been born in the camps.
The refugees used to sit all day in the little space alloted them for sleeping at night, their bedding spread out so that it was hardly possible to pacs between them. Now the centre of the floor is kept schools for the children have rwanized and twice a week m pictures are given for the ts. The educational and recreational work is under the direction of the Y.W.C.A, which was asked to take up this work. The Association also carries on work in two other centres in the Chinese Gity. The YMCA. has work in camps in Chékianie Road, two in Markham Road and one in Gordon' Road. Both organizations cooperate in finding teachers and in the use of lantern slides. Nantao Institute and Moore Memorial Church have also furnished teaches, all Chinese,
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