I have seen amazing changes in Chinese women, specially young girls, in the many years that I spent in China, Such a spectacle as well born young girls devoting all their time and energy to social work for the underprivileged, is a thing which would utterly have staggered the imagination 30 years ago. A most conspicuous feature of the present emergency is the magnificent work being done by Chinese women and young girls.
The second thought is one which has been expressed before, but which cannot be too much emphasized, and that is the way in which the generous heart of Shanghai has, responded to the tragic appeal of the thousands of sufferers from the war.
When I arrived in Shanghai last September the chaotic condition of refuged. work was jüst what would have been expected to result from a tragedy of such magnitude breaking with such appalling suddefmess. As one looks now at the organized and smoothly running camps, with their well-nourished inmates, one is utterly overwhelmed with admiration of the devoted zeal and energy which have accomplished "such astonishing results.
If the history of hostilities round Shanghai were written in blood certainly the chapter describing the meeting of the stupendous emergency should be written in lefters of gold and better still, we may be sure, it is written in that unfailing Record where the good deeds of men and women are kept for all Eternity.
"One-Cent-A-Day" Bags 1 found the "One-Cent-A-Day" bags very appealing for several reasons—first the obvious one that so many cents soon bulk into a fairly adequate sum; but besides that it seems to me an excellent opportunity Óor children to contribute in a constructive way, in proportion to thei means, and towaid.a project which ihey-can understand, and which appeals to them.
Even our servants, most 04 whom probably now have more than the normal number of dependents, would be able to manage a bag; and I personally, feel ho scruple whatever in diverting a bit of my cook's squeeze into such a worthy channel, even if, as is only too likely, it comes off of my own daily accounting with him! The bags may be obtained on application to Moore Memorial Church.
From the Moore Memorial Church we proceeded to the Chinese Refugee Babies' Nursery, at 116. Great Western Road, where 70 babies are in residence: and fifteen temporarily in hos-
Changes in Infantry London, June 9.
The War Office announces that, consequent upon the redüction in the number of infantry battalions in division, announced by the)Secretary of State for War, Mr. Leslie Here Belisha, in the House of Commons on March 10, it has been decided to make certain changes in the composition of the Ist, 2nd and &rd Divisions and in the peace time stations of certain units—the object being to effect a concentration of the whole of the infantry of the ist and 2nd Divisions in-the Aldershot command and of the mobile Division in the Salisbury Plain area.
It will be recalled that in announcing the proposed changes in the composition of the motorized Di sion, based on the light machinegun, Mr. Here Belisha explained that the war division, which would be of flexible formation, might in future consist of nine battalions supported by artillery and other' arms according to the need. At the same time Beautiful home for babies grew ow artillery in fire units of twelve in-ital to return when well. This|the intention to reorganize ional
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increased so rapidly that they soon|the reorganization of divisions and
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