Kaifeng has suffered from unusually severe attacks of diphtheria, smallpox and scarlet" fever during' ube Dost winter. With the advent of Spring and the laying of the dust by Feeent rains, on iresis that the eoun-Uy will be' free from these plagues for another year.
Mrs. George E Simmons and Miss Grace Gibberd are enroute as local representatives to the triennial convention of the all China Sheng Kung Huei Synod meeting in Foochow this week. The Right Rev. P. Lindel sen and Canon I. H. Wel are also dele-gales from Honan. The Rev. George Andrew of Kwelleh has also gone 10 the same gathering following which will be joined by his wife and son in Shanghai, whence they will. proceed to Canada, via India and Eurnpe. Miss Frances Howard—aiso of the Canadian Anglican Mission, left recently on an early furlough in Canada, following an operation in the PLUM. Hospital, The Rev. and Mrs, Arthur Gillespie of the Southern "Baptist Mission together with their three small children, have started on their frst fur-Hough in America. They are sailing vid India, the Holy Land and Europe. A farewell reception to Rev. and Mrs. Gillespie, "Miss Howard and others soon to leave on furlough was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
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