Apropos of this subject, there two "other stories for which the writer will not vouch, but which are certainly delightful. The one is that a Bishop was about consecrated and a band wished to have some share in proceedings. It was deemed wise to exclude it from the pro-catheral, but, as the clergy had to robe in 'a residence a little way. from the church building, the band was asked to play a march as the procession crossed the compound. Their selection was "Two lovely black eyes"!
The other somewhat apocryphal yarn is to the effect that an offxt, leaving behind his fours few other ladies. The lected for playing at the ini I left be-strange incidents seems to be found English words in the titles or in the song, for in a somewhat large Chinese Church the organist played ax the voluntary during the taking of the collection:—
"That's the way. the, money goes!
Pop oes the weaselt THe Waichiaopu have been requested by Chinese silk merchants to lodge a protest with the French Government against the action of the French authorities in Haiphong. {in increasing the import duties on Chinese silic products, such increases. id by the Chinese paper the present duties are nine times as heavy as before, an average cost of but $1 each refugee. If there is to be another crop failure this autumn, the fears of a necessary wu ance of the work will most assuredly be realized. At present the society is appealing to the Honan International Famine Relief Assciation, through the Commission in Peking, for funds to carry on the work.
this connection, Mr. Grover' Clark, of the "Peking Leader," and a very interested and active member of the Famine Relief Commission in Peking, has been in the city for the past week.
Last week, there was a terrible railway accident in the eastern environs of this city. A refugee train was leaving the station going. east, and was half over a switch Junction, when an incoming train from the east "dashed into and through it, cutting to pieces one ear, and immediately killing thir teen persons. Moro than twice that number of wounded were taken to hospitals, and a number have since died.
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