Retaliation Signs of the Times jot so long ago the "New York published a list of stree''
which at various times the authorities of New York had been asked to investigate. remember whether We cannot were included in the list, but if they were not, the next thing to them was, namely loud speak. ers. However interesting the results from a number of these latter operating in @ confined and per haps congested district, we fancy they would not be half so illuminat. ug (say from the point of view of research into character)
Rramaphones and yether purveyors of music and sound. Shanghai is The same correspondent in a city of the interior whom we quoted not many days ago on changes in public temper sgnds us some more interesting examples.
Thus the head of the Mohammedan community had lately called to ask his advice on raving up a report to the Govern-and activities ofthe focal Seba ment on the propagty, membership medans. They. held an important position in this city under the Mines But lost nearly everything under the Manchus. Ous friend Telates that Buddhist and Taolat priests are also very friendly, and ficial had called to say that be had orders "to protect all religions, bat full of such rabbit warrens where must have' full. data about. them the residents announce their variout|Our correspondent then relates, ideas upon prineipall|that a few years ago, corta through the medium of the grama- Chinese in his district tried to drive phone, and only the most self centred away two of his fellow-missionaries devotee of silence could say that They did go when Nationalists a study of the results is not in. advanced on the city and are now telleetually invigorating. Take a bassy in America. Recently, groups typical evening's programme of of Chinese in the town have re-entertainment in one such locality peatedly invited there same mis-from four different houses: sionaries to return. This fact may, perhaps, be taken in, conjunction t0, 8 pmaterry Widow" and! with the further statement that 8 te 9 ponm—American baritone. syn "Chinese parents come to me and coating his grief at the absence of deplore the Inxity of Government.
Peiting. parties. to "Tipperary." Save the King." esting part of the performance, for it demonstrates what fine results can be obtained by an expert with a mouth argun. Now as we haze shown, al] these programmes ap. pear to be so arranged that none of them conflict. Where, then, does the reluliation, with which we have headed this note come in? It came in one night just after the programme concluding with the national anthem had been performed. Thereafter a moment's silence, then schools; boys and girls at-home on vacations behave intolerably. They want their children to attend schools where there is discipline, hard study and some effort at moral up-building, especially for girls." Tt seems to be a case of the old rule that Tocaj conditions depend wholly on the local authorities.
The people, left to themselves, are ver unfriendly. But even the officials cannot do everything, as ness the report we published yesterday of the Church of England Mission buildings at Taianfu, reoccupied by troops, in spite of the consistent friendliness of the Provincial Governor. from an adjacent house came the ironical comment "D-d good" in the type of voice one usually associates with strong ud normally silent men. The gramophone was turned on again, nor did it desist until it had rendered "Onward Christ Soldiers" and "Abide with me."
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