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Small Crime in West Hongkew sian Communities and the Defences at the Roys Asiatic Hall, was welcomed with a full house. The lantern slides took the audience all the way from a Yhatehed cottage in Ireland to Australia, New Zealand, and Indi In his short stay here Mr, Graham has made many friends. He was heartily welcomed by the hose history, as he tells it, is interesting "revelation, Russian Christians have invited him to their meetings at the school, 31 Quinsan Road, on Sunday evenings, and at the ELM. hall on Tuesday and Friday "evenings (all at 6 pam). Tt is interesting to learn that Russian Baptists have organiz-1,500 churches along the Siberian railway, and that in New York City, a Russiait Presbyterian Church has been organized with 400 members, "And we hear that in the ' Russian Orthodox Church there are signs of a spiritual awake ening.
Mr. Graham is a fellow countryman of the Inniskilling Dragoons, and his son's parting message as he sailed away from Australia "Pather, if they need men in Shanghai, Il be the first to volunteer." Mr. Graham has 70 financial support, but seems to be always provided for. When passage was needed from Bombay to Adelaide, in one week £33 was sent in, ome prominent government of-1 himself giving £7.
is hoped that Mr, Graham may give another lecture or stay and work in Shanghai, unless he is ted to continue his journey to India, His message to the school children fon Sunday morning was highly appreciated. He is staying at the Missionary Home for the: present.
Detectives from West Hongkew station had the good fortune to receive information that a gang of farmed men intended to commit. an armed robbery on Monday with the result that a group of foreign and Chinese detectives arrested eight persons, whom they charged at the Provisional Court with being armed robbers. Two pistols also were seized, The gang had concentrated their rendezvous and ware awaiting the return of their leader, iis be loved when the plies pounced open them Thay weet taker by sorpcon overcome before they could make any roietance, ta the group were two. women, who" the. police Volieve carried the pistol' to: the meeting place, Gangs of bandits have been using this atic in order to pan the bridge, where the poles trid Huasian voluniers eontinge Sears soups facing persona.
in ths connection ie nteerting to'note that Wert Hongkew district Sppears to be the downfall of more then coe gang of armed man. Dere ug the Best 16 dave of ths tenth, one Sena fe robbery waa Ported tothe station, large number of Chine diatlet"atiibute the almost neg Haile amount of crime berg to the {act that barbed wire entanglements have not been_removed. from the boundaries, and' that armed men, therefore, are afraid to pose poles Darton tthe entrancer into the Estloment, and' are urging" thet these preesutionsry measures should be maintained Whatever the rosen for ths crime. record inthe. district the Police appear to be keeping it an)
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