Afternoon arranged by Mrs. Watt} proved a great attraction. Mrs 'William Lyle (back from Homo after a long absence) oreased that home-sick feeling with "Angus Macdonald" and accentuated Inter by "My Ain Folk." 'The recitation "The Victim" given by. Mise Terrible worked the audience' jup to a dramatic pitch which she changed to laughter by her lever rendering of "A Woman in a Shoe-Store." Mr. D. MeGavin (who delights with his solos in Union [Church Choir) gave "Afton Water" jand "My Ain Wee Hoose" which contributed to the pervading feeling and then relieved it by "Tie humourous ditty which gave as an encore to the latter. The songs "Leezie Lindsay" an Fond Kiss" were feelingly renkred by Mrs, C. Layzeck. Then two Burns plaques (present-Jed ty a member from Home) were exhibited and sympathetically read by Drs. A. Youngson who brought down the hhoure by her reading from "Wee Macgregor" about 'Cann' An. the Ross (the son of an od member of the Society) accompanied in, roper style by Mr. W. M. Mc-Lennan on the pipes. The song sccompaninents were ably played by Mrs. J. Edgar. In a short, apt! speech, Mrs, Fryer duly expressed the sentiments and thanks of the epprecictive audience, Owing to the impossibility of taking him home to England, the two missionaries who own Pongo fare leaving him with a trasted Chinese servant in Tayeh where they feel sure he will be cared for as he deserves after the feithfal qualities which he was shown, Ges, Li Pao-chang, Commissioner! lof Defence, has issued a proclamation fo the effect that any person: found instigating workers to strike lor preventing them from continuing their work will be severely punished, according to the rules governing special martial law. ie|THE UNION CHURCH
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