Ningpo, Oct. 17.
The 23rd of the eighth Chinese month was not allowed to pass in would ba very unwise, especially Ningpo without. due observance. at this time, and would tend only The student body of the City ae to be another step towards further any rate were greatly alive to its internal dissension. Others who! significance and under the organiz-know General Lu, however, state! ing control of the Y.M.C.A. com-that he is of so peace-loving a memorate in impressive style the nature that he will only retaliate foundation of tha Republic. when ho is compelled to, and in Between eight and nine in the this case he will probably let morning the streets were full of the Peking appoint whoever it pleases. promising life of the city,—youths These friends of the Tupan believe and maidens in procession—from that ho will readily give up his} all the schools and colleges in the post if the Government sees fit not vicinity, making their way to the to make use of his services any Ku Wu Theatre, there to hear and longer. They say that, although! take part in addresses, the per-he has not yah completed work on} formance of music ete, all with the whole of his plans for the the motive of stimulating _pa-benefit of the province, General Lu triorism and engendering the feeling is quits prepared to hand ove: office to a worthy successor, who ig welcomed by the people of Chekiang.
Tha appointment of Mr. Chu! Ying-kuang to the post of Civil Governor would be stron) gly opposed by; the people as shown in a telegram which is given below.
On the other hand. the people of Chekiang love and honour Tupaa Lu on account of the good he has} already done for the province and; of the benefits the people have already derived. They, the people, are loud in their praise for Ger eral Lu. He thus needs no advertising. His actions themselves are far better than the propaganda of a hundred agents, say the people of Chekiang.
The following telegram, sent by} the Ningpo and Shaohsing Guilds, the two foremost Chekiang Guilds: in Shanghai, is but one instance, showing how much General Lui Yung-hsiang is held in esteem by his -people:—
"To. Director Gentral Lu,—We have} heard with much alarm of the news that certain changes are to be made in. of national unity.
Proceedings began in the theatre by the raising of the national flag with a simultaneous salute to the same by the whole assembly—truly a very impressive ceremony whicn was followed by the singing of the National Song.
The chairman then took his place and in a brief speech _introduced the first speaker. Mr. Hu, who represented, the Y.M.C.A. Mr. Hu dwelt on the need of a more disinterested regard for their native land by the Chinese and hoped that such meetings would foster After this a most interesting little function took place in which 12 service men of the Y.M.C.A. represented the 12 years of the establishment of the Republic and in turn gave sorns account of the chief events and progress of each year.
The meeting was next addressed by Mr. Zi, a representative of the Ningpo Chamber of Commercs who particularly touched on the political problems of the coming year and the possibility of their solution. A varied assortment of
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