Ivan Ivanoviteh, a 17-year old Russian, who had' stowed away on, ship, which he boarded at Mar-_ seilles, arrived in Shanghai last! Friday and presented himself on to his mother, whom he not seen for four years. Saturday was Russian Christmas and the mother was overcome at the unexpected Christmas. gift she re-Gelved in the person of her son.
youthful Ivan, at his mother's instance, who thought he would be in better hands, left Shanghai in company with his brother nearly four years ago on the same ship, on which the Mesa-_ gorics Maritimes provided passage fora large number of Russi Cadets, transporting them to bia, where it was understood that ample arrangements had been made to care for the destitute children.
It seems that everything in Serbia was not satisfactory, howe and the boy and his brother made their way to France.
The mother expressed her longing for her child, and he being homesick as well, desired to return to Shanghai. He was without funds. She was in distressed circumstances. And for several years the situation continued as such, The boy became desperate. Some time ago he stowed away, but was discovered before the vessel reached Port Said. Here ho was taken into custody and detained one month before he was transported back to Again he bided his time and about five weeks ago, he once more boarded a vessel bound for Shanghai. The experience he had acquired in his first venture stood him in ood stead. Although he moved about in all parts of the ship, on the first class deck and in' the second class accommodations, he was not detected until the vessel was within one day's steaming of Shanghai. Then the master saw him, and upon making a few inquiries, ordered the boy to be detained.
Throughout the voyage the stowaway however, spent most of his time tween decks and in the hold, Sailors and steerage passengers provided him with food, and one Chinese family, who disembarked in Hongkong, are reported' to have been especially kind to him.
Ar about 7 pin. on Friday a bomb was thrown into the premises of the Door of Hope, Dong Chi Road, Chapel, which is now being used as the military headquarters of the Gist Regiment, 21st Division, of the Nationalist Army, but it failed to explode. Eight men were arrested bat, though admitting the offence, they refused to divaige the names of their instigators. Six others were also detained in connection with incident.
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