Similar celebrations were held' in lather child welfare centres and Jechools. All public parks and other recreation centres were opened to children throughout the day, while fall Chinese radio stations broadcast [programmes interesting to the children. Leading Chinese newspapers, published special supplements in celebration of the occasion. Arrangements were also made with Chinese cinemas to give free admission to children for special shows In the morning.
The celebration at the Civic Centre ]was in charge of a special committee organized by the City Kuomintang, the Shanghai City Government, Bureau of Social Affairs, Bureau of Education, Bureau of Public Health, Bureau of Public Safety, Committee charge of the Observance of the [Children's Year, China National Wel-are Association and other benevolent. bodies Interested in child welfare An interview with the veteran cader, Mr, Gandhi, was described by Professor A. F. Barker to members of the Shanghai Art Club in the course of a lecture entitled "Wanderings in Kashmie" given on Friday evening. Professor Barker said. that, having letters of introduction. advantage was taken. of Mr. Gandhi's presence, in Bombay, and a fascinating Interview took place, the home industries. experiments in which Mr, Gandhi was especially Interesied being discussed fand contrasted with the correspond~ Ing industries of Europe.
Professor Barker received an invitation from the Maharajah of Jammu and Kashmir to spend several months in Kashmir, and the and Mrs. Barker entered India via Bombay about the middle of last June. Then, owing to the riots which were stil taking place in Kashmir delaying entry into the state, a fow days wore spent at Agra during which the Tas Mahal and the deserted city of Fatehpur Sikri were visited.
The frst real mountain excursion made on arrival in Kashmir was Into the mountains toward the Lidderbut. Here on the very frst day they were ccauight in a bad storm, and for some fours hours were in danger either of going over a precipice or of being Avashed away In the mountain torrents which the heavy ralits developed. However, after surviving all dangers, they ultimately came out into a beautiful country. some 9.000 feet above sea level where flowers abounded and the mountainous crags with the drifting clouds made a wonderful picture. Their next expedltion was ofa more ambitious order at they were {0 gri a consider ible distance alone the frontier road towards Gilgit, They started one fatternoon Ina house boat from Srinagar. After making for the open river, they arrived next morning In Wulmer Lake on the shores of which they put up for a day or two, making expeditions along the shores and into the country.
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