We had started badly that day. Early in the morning we had to change trains and were closely searched at the Customs in Manchuli. It was a very tiring lengthy process, partly. owing to the officials being new at the work and we had also to rebook which tired everyone's patience for every ticket had to be written out and again by someone unused to the job. Hardly had we left Manchuli when the train stopped and more Custom officials inspected us once agai And so thoroughly! Especially thei own compatriots, A Russian opposite me had a lot of their attention. They opened her powder box and stirred the powder about, turned over everything, searched her basket and actually broke one of her buns in two! From one lady who was travelling with eight new hats they kept back five. We all rather enjoyed that. We had to go through the Customs again at Lithuania, Germany, Holland and in Londor Except for these searches which meant taking our luggage out and back unpacking and vepacking, the Journey was very easy and pleasant far and away more enjoyable to me ix weeks on the s2
If ever I go back to China and i hope I shall soon, T shall go the same way. lwo must counteract the deliberately latheiam and vice, but not so much by poison of anarchy and expedients of repression, as by Jscizing the opportunity to sow the world with wholesome seed; to [parent honesty, unselfishness an fwecten ite atmosphere by trans: charity; to publish everywhere the gospel of peace and love, the gospel of the Cross and the Resurrection, not ious phrases, but in lives permeated by the spirit and power of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Bystaxoer: "Did you get the number of the car that knocked vert down, madam?" Victim: "No, but ithe woman who was driving it wore three-piece tweed suit, lined with Canton crepe, and she hed a hut trimmed with artificial cherries."
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