It one Ind is more pleased his own cycling bility than the running powers of others, why, must he put away his toy to watch the dozens of monotonous heats of the 400 metre race? Well, he doesn't. But the principal makes a valiant effort to induce some order by cycling around and about or by fearing space for the girls' ball throwing. And so, in place of breathless excitement is an air of comfortable satisfaction. The man with the megaphone enjoys himself perched up with other officials on the platform, and foreign guests are served with' tea as sollcitiously as though they were part of the programme. It is all very charming and father un-Western.
"The runners, some of whom were bravely decked out in pumps and shorts, while others wore any old thing they happened to have, showed marked variety of skill and strength. Tt was quite clear that the majority had entered. their names without having undergone the slightest training, and most had the vaguest conception of what they were up against, tearing off at full speed only to come trailing before the finish. But it was all good fun and it is no small thing for young China to learn how to lose gracefully.
Typhoid Epidemic Just when we were congratulating ourselves on having passed through the summer months without any serious epidemics, we are concerned to find typhoid cases cropping up in the hospital. Fortunately there have been no fatalities so far, and complications are watched for and avoided. It is found wise to insist on annual T.A.B. inoculations for the foreign community and hospital staff. This ensures immunity and lessens inoculation reactions much better than the old method of inoculating once every two years. It is a precaution that can be recommended to fil who live in close contact with the the Chinese and their agricultural "Armistice Day has come and gone without any indication that it is important. One is reminded that the world as we Westerners think of it
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