'At the annual meeting of the' Community Church, on January -cablegram was read from America which stated that an auspicious beginning had been made in the campaign to raise G.$00,000 for the Community Church building Programme. The money, when arrives in Shanghai, will be devoted to the construction of the church The meeting extended a cordial vitation to their present Pastor, the Rev. E. W. Luccock, to continue in his, present position for another three years. Mr. Luccock did not, reply to this invitation but it is} expected he will do so shortly.
Locat, Chinese bankers are reported by the vernacular' press to have agreed to contribute $1,000,000 to the telegraph Loan bonds to be: feated by the Chiaotungpu.
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