Laurence came on to Shanghai and if one were to. be set' before the. Shanghai that greeted her eyes that March day one would never. recognize it for the great roaring city that we nowadays - know by that: name. The Bund was small, the houses.were few and far between and Nanking Road almost nothing. "Miss Laurence herself lived some sway up what is-now Foochow. Road but, then, detweén her and -the Bend, all the way, there was Eanty on Tuesday morning, three armed mon attempted to force their way into a Chinese dwelling house jin Chapel.
Dhe owner of the place, hearing the noise, had the presence lof mind to arm himself with a spear and waited for the villains to break in. Just as the leading mon entered, {the householder drove the spear into his stomach and brought him down. The other two, seeing thoit leader fall and fearing the consequences, fled and have not since been eeen.
In spite of the drastic' measures adopted by according to martial law, the Labour Union in Shanghai observed on Sunday the anniversary in memory of those workmen who were killed along the Peking-Hankow Rail" tway' two years age. Among the, delegates present at the service were those from the International Chinese Tramway Workers" Union, French Reservoir Onines® Workers' Union, and the Wonten's Suffrage Movement, the programme including (a) three bows to the remains of those. who died on the day, three minutes' meditation, atid, (c) speeches.
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