Social Club to be Formed in British Columbia nowt a Comnssronuenr B, C,, Oct. 17.
In view of the increasing number of old China and Japan folks who have settled down in Victoria.
British Columbia, suggestions were put forward for the formation of 4 club or association to enable these folks to meet on common ground. and maintain old friendship and associations, Aa the result of these suggestions, a meeting was held on October 15 at Ube house of Mr. and Mrs. C, M. Birine, formerly of Yokohama. "The meeting was presided over by Mr. J. N. Hatch, for~ merly of Tientsin, and it was de cided to form the China-Japan Society of Victoria, 1.C., and all old residents of China, Japan and Hongkong are ctigible for member ship, including ladies. 'The mem= bers' of the Society will moot at tiffs at frequent intervals, and tone of the objects of the Society will be to entertain prominent per= sons from China, Japan or Hongkong who may be pasting through Among old Shanghai reside) who were present at the meetin: were Mr. and Mrs. C. P, Dawson, Mr. C. P. Gabbott, Mr. and Mrs. Eek, Mr. J, 11. Hinton, Bir. and Ars. M, J. Schramli, Mr. and Mrs. LIP. King, Mr. and Mes. C. Ht.
Rutherford, Mr. Ivor Thomas, and Mr, F. G. Whittaker.
Mrs. GH. Rutherford, of the Scacroft Apartments, and Mr. P. King, of 2334, Burdick Avenue. Oak Bay, Victoria, have consented to act as honorary' sceretacies, and they wil he pleased to hear from old China hands who propose passing through here, We all know there were good many old Chinn hands settled down hero but were not aware that there were Ro many as there are. A paragraph ap. peared in the local papers about the meeting of the Society, and within two days we received applications fom over 80 people who formerly cided in China or Hongkong.
Pexing authorities have discover-lant for the manufacture of gold dollars, according to the "Shunpaa." Three arrests have been made and a large quantity of counterfeiting machinery, has been seized, sob and Hope is written in large letters in spite of greed, opium and militarism.
We three foreigners, the only one in the city ab that time, mingled among that vast crowd freely, felt absolutely at home, ate peanuts ant dragon's, eyes and joined freely in the conversation about, us.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.