Peking ros 4 Contesroxoent Peking, Aug. 24, With a stirring address by Dr. David ZT. Yui, general secretor of the National Committee of GAs, of China, calling upon "the secretaries of the "¥" Movement, in China to dedicate their lives to the. cause of rebuilding this country 'Through Christian character, the Sixth Employed Officers' Conference of the Association which has been session at Yenching University here since August 16, was officially closed yesterday evening, Attended by some 120 delegates, representing 38 city associations throughout. the country, this conference is considered to be one of the, most inspiring and successful ree It marks a definite flierings held in China during
advance, it ts suid, of the Y.M.C.A. Movement in China.
'The main theme of the conference was "Y. M.C.A, and the Spiritual Challenge of the National Crisis' Contring around this theme, several wore delivered by men in the various aspects ject. Among those who vere included Mr. S.C. retary of the ¥.M, 0. A.
Germany, who was a special guest of the conference; and Dr. James Y.
Yen, of Ting Hsien, who for some 13 was a secretary of the Nation-'Committe of Y. M.C: of China at Shanghai, In addition to those addresses, the conference devoted a large portion. of time to discussion of topics which were designed to help illume the central theme of the conference, Among these topics the following might: be mentioned: "How build up an_offcient spi challenge of the national tue eraonnel tg" meet the crisis," "How to. build up a. programme which will be able to meet the spiritual challenge of the nation al-Crisis," and "The place of relief the programme of the ¥.M. ©. A, during' this period of national An outstanding feature of the conference was the series of religious addresses delivered every morning Ghroughout the conference by Dr.
stanley Jones, world-famous. mis-
the apliit "of the conference. Dr. messages. greatly help ighten author, and eekurer, whose
Jones" has come to China on a lecturing tour which will cover many of the larger cities of this country.
Punctuating. the arduousness of the conference was a series of social functions gives" in honour. of the conference delegates by prominent Jenders of Peking. Outstanding mong these functions was a. tea ven by. Mayor Choy Ta-wen at the beautiful Sumier' Palace, Joe sani, Braun. of the delegates ift here this morning for their respective cities, while not a few of them will reniain for two or three more days, enjoying the beautiful Seonery of the ancient capital. The Becrotaries of the fittee of Y.M.C. A's of China have Mecided to hold their autumn setting-lip conference here and this will last for three days." At this conference, hoped," 0 comprehensive prot gramme will be mapped out for the coming months of the year for the National Committee. the shooting of a Customs Service waiter "out with a searching party a few weeks ago, however, the opportunity for Shanghai ships to do a wholesale smuggling business" has been greatly Guards have their eyes on new arrivals up to the time of boarding and inspection of ea Worried about the falling off of its income," the "Treasury" too is tightening up." An allowance for commissions to recruiting officers has been granted, and at the two verts of Swatow and "Kongmoon Chlistments for the smuggling supression service are. being sought. And. the Goverament has given itriet notice that no. naval boat to carry goods for any one. Which Nanchang, Aug. 24.
For the last two or three weeks rumours have been prevalent here that the Communist-bandit forces Kiangsi are planning a combi ed attack on Nanchang and attempting to link up with the Reds of Hupeh, Hunan and Anhui, on account of the fact that they hat forced to abandon their strongholds in south Kiangsi by the 19th Route Army under General Tsai Ting-kai from Fukien, by the Kuangtung army under General Yui Han-mao from the south and by the 18th Hoste Army. ander General Chang Chen from Kian.
is reliably reported that Communist forces tois an indication that the old prac- Ts. ing, Chu Teh, Pang Ter-huai tice of unrestricted. smuggling by from the southern Kiangsi and gunboats is. still being indulged in, under Fang Tzi-ming from the Let one look over the stocks of eastern Kiangsi, are coming to the sea food shops, and he will have tack Nanchang in three routes; 1, 4 pretty good idea how the tide is] The Eastern Route under the com: drifting. Certain varieties of mush-mand of Fang Tzi-ming is fighting Toms, dried fish, and so on, can with the Government troops out. come only from Nippon. "Such ea modities of low-priced qua have been finding their way" into the hands of, these dealers "all
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