Drastic measures have been! adopted by the Paoshan district The Premier Message If we follow the Commanding Officer along to the mens' mess where he lar mission, there on We see many the wall done out with cotton wool fon brown paper, but one message occupies pride of place and most wwe wall—"OUR Wist—Loxa Live Our Kino, Toasts, speeches and cheering having all been finished, the Ser-feats prepare to carry' out the time-honoured custom of awaiting. fon the men og table before repairing. to their mess for "one more" and their own dinner. No need to dotal the variety of fare which makes brief but splendid appearance before Vanishing within appreciative stomachs—even Shanghai people eatables and drinkables at least, know by now that in the matter of Authorities to suppress superstition there is no "redrape' oF conan jand to lead the, people along the imitations tov apes Sedge Hines of truth, The result is. that the temples are minus their idols anit the people are bewailing their fate because several score of their rods have been reduced to ashes.
appears that on, December:
last, the district authorities despatched @ party of 80 police to! the Eastern Peak' Temple and. stroyed the juds and all other] jsemblances of superstitions beliefs. These men were accompanied by representatives of the district Kuofnintang, the educational committee, the finance committee, the recon:
comiaittee ani the normal'
Systematically, they carried Jout their work and nothing escaped! their notice, Followed visits to the City! Temple, the Ya Shih Miao, Wei Ta} la, Dragon God Temple and the Temple of the God of Water, as well as the Sea Goddess's Temple. Some of these were inside Paoshan city and others were outside but! none escaped.
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