Washington, June 12, President Hoover has nomisiated Mr. W. Cameron Forbes, of Boston, for the post of Ambassador to Japan. Mr. Forbes, who is 60 years of age, has had a distinguished career, one of his most important positions being that of Governor-General of the Philippines, a post he held from Noveniber 11, 1909, to September 1, 1913, when he resign-21 he was cent by Presiding, with the Wood-Forbes Miseon to investigate conditions in the Philippins—Reuter-for eight feet, Was it any wonder that there was no hope for the weak er ones? If they did not suffer real injury they retainal empty-handed day after day. One morn ing our (eachers took the children the schoo} out to see what it meant for the poor ones. They came back lest sok with the spectacle they a $00
Now there is a litle Tull_as the wheat hay been gathered, But the harvest has been far from good and the price is almost. prohibitive. The wheat will only tide us over for a few weeks, and then, what will hap= pen? That is the question on every lips these days. We are promised some vice from Shanghai if it can get ere safely and the city peerie are preparing: to open "soup Kitchens" both in the city and the country places, During the last month our Chin eve workers have not allowed me to go to any country place as a lot of kidnapping is going on, and all the time the bandits are' drawing nearer and are trying to establish their stronghold in one of our niountains. They have tried a place, 70 from here, and carried away seve-~? women, But the country people organized their own defence off, So now the to persuade them just to let them 66 their place £0 that they may" c nearer the ity. Arms have b.en brought from Shanghai and new armies are being prepared for the defence of the city and country. But we realise that even that defence is very wenk and our eyes look to a Higher Power for peace and safety, Inspector of English Hongkong, has been appointed Act~ ing Director of Bducation in success sion to Mr. E. Ralphs, who has gone Home en retirement from Govern ment service.
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