Virtually all the children, who were on the pirated Tungchow loft for the Chefoo Schools agrin in the vessel on Saturday morning from the French Bund. A few reme: ned behind, as did Mr. J.°N. Duncan, end. the Misses HM. Preston and K, O, McNair, who were escorts on the first trip." The group was in charge of Mr. P. A.
sad master of the Boys School, who was assisted by Mise Margarel Pyle, Miss E. T. Henderson, and Miss Cwm, the latter two having among' the original contingent. The teachers, who remained, will leave early in the week to resume their duties.
Tt is said that no Chinese passeng-were carried on this trip, while a of French soldiers, transferred Rorth, were on the ship' aa well.
Tungchow Arrives tu Chet Chefoo, Feb. 11.
A. rousing welcome awaited the youthful passengers of the B. & 8. s. Tungchow when the vessel steam fed into port at 5.30 this afternoon, In spite of the bitterly cold, weather, a huge crowd—compoced mostly of the staff and scholars of the ELM schools and a Large number the foreign community—jammed the jetty to greet the belated arrivals, jand the most enthusiastic scenes were witnessed when school children came ashore, All the children seemed well and full of excitement at being back in Tt was exactly ten days ago that the Tungchow was reported pirated.—Reuter.
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