Union Charch Hall was crowded in the evening when the operetta "Th Fairy Chain" was giveo onder direction off Miss; Tytler, by the pupils of the Shanghai'High school, assisted The performance was most enjoyable. From beginning to end the children exhibited careful training snd Miss Tytler and those who assisted her fally deserved the applause which followed the final fall of the curtain, On the part of the performers considerable skill ras shown and the sweet voices of the the Prince, Miss W. harp bad ample scope to display her voice and she sang her songs clearly and sweetly. Her location, which was accompanied by pretty actions, was excellent. Miss Doris Lavers as the Princess did very but Miss Ima McColl captivated.adience with her singing of "Know yo the great Ogre." Miss Marion Boyd as the Fairy Queen displayed beantifal location. The dresses of the two attendsnts—the Misses Lucy Rayden and Nina Satherland, were very pretty and their graceful movements on the stage added charm to the performance. All the fairies did some fine danciog—they have been under the tuition of Miss Sharp—the Misses and J, Hoerter, Crombie and Craddook being exceptional exponents of the Recorder" repeats the statement, pp. 70 and 126. I cannot speak for North Kisogsa, bat can for Anbai, Tt you look at the map you will seo that the flooded area takes in parts of Yingchowfo, Fengyangfa and Szichou, The affected magistracies and eubprefectures are Pochow, Koyang, Meng-chen, Hwaiynan and Fengtai along the Ko river or south of it; and Nanbsuchow, Lingpi, Szichowand Fengyang north of the Ko and Hwai rivers, covering an approximate area of 9,000 square miles in Anbai alone, with " total population of not less than three and 2 half million according to Ricbard's reckoning, There are on famine liste to my knowledge st Mengchen, 280,000, at Hwsiyoao, 150,000 of very needy, Nanbsuchow, 500,000, st Koyang, 110,000. I cannot speak for the others as yet, bat you have here alone a million people.
The executive committee received information last Friday from Dr. A. P. Wilder, American Consul-General, that the U. 8. Transport Buford is now en route from San Francisco to Seattle,
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