Harbin, Nov. 3
ried out by, several Japancee bom Saete aviat attack was bers yesterday morning' on the tary barracks of General Po' Ping: Sanat "Paicheng causing' massy casualties it was efically nounced Sythe japanese "Miltary "Head: tuarter here to-day. 'The purpose the Sombing was io rescue Major Shimoeda, Japanese mltary adver Genersi' Po who has long been confined by the rebels and % urge the wisdom of reconsideration upon General 'Po. tures Mide of, handy were bombing, dvbing. General Be to ped lanes dur Surrender tothe' Manchtkuo Gov. ernment Ons the other hand General Li Yuncchow, former subordinate General ita' Chan-shan, who sure fendered to the Heilunghieme Army days ago, to-day started a sup. pressive campaign against Li Tie Eoh"and Pang Kuo along. the railway' fine, "The Hellingkiang Army accepted the surrender of General Li, on con practical ministration to the merchant seaman's needs? The very restricted nature of the present premises where such services can be rendered should inspire keener response to the appeal now made. For not bricks and mortar but _personalities count here. Even the modest view, ill-equipped woman lean find astonishing inspiration jin the space of an hour or so Ispent among the men who sail the ocean, know its allurements Jand treacheries and make the whole world their home town. lof the bigger aspect of this challenge to Shanghai opportunity may come to write later. Little will be said now. It does seem, however, that the Committee responsible for the work lof the Missions to Seamen should give careful consideration to the urgency of the need for new and more suitable premises. Times are hard but is it really essential to wait? Year fatter year the same old excuse has been produced to justify what is a very shameful blot on Shanghai's good name as a port. Elsewhere economic difficulties have not been allowed to stand fat a price. Who shall say that,|in the way 9 found nding war according to their lights, those|memorials.
No service in the who are prepared to take his|Great War was more wonder-money are entirely mercenary? They are often lonely too. The temporary hail and farewell passing between them and him is as the salute of adventurers who have steeled themselves to mock at the buffetings of the world and to snatch solace in {the teeth of indifference to their: lot. Yet it should be possible to give the seaman something more. He gives so much to this busy city of commerce that surely it can do something for him—something outside the routine of the pleasure-market with its [bizarre mixture of bad and good, comradeship and parasitism.
That is where the Harbour Lights Guild offers an_opportunity. "Women in Shanghai are known to be unsparing in their philanthropic effort. They will be only too glad to have another field for its direction pointed out to them. What can be nobler—and more entertaining—than association with the Guild in its fully rendered than that by officers and men of the merchant service, who kept the seas open land were utterly fearless laughing at death as they did jso—often unprotected and with-Jout the means to take any sort lof offensive. Is it not a reproach against the gratitude of Shanghai that, while so much is done for the fighting services, the service which is the main source of Shanghai's very exisftence, which runs, in peace and war, all the risks imposed by its Jchosen tyrant. and ally, the sea, land which maintains unimpaired the high traditions of an ancient lealling, has to be content with the scantiest recognition% So, while the women of Shanghai rally, as assuredly they will rally, to the call of the Harbour Lights Guild, is it not possible for the men to bestir themselves land build that Seamen's Institute without further ado, if only Hor the honour of Shangh: ition, that Gen, Li will jon the suppressive campaign by Li ai Pang—United Press," °Y Int and Hengtaohotze Occupied According to information received Harbin, Nov. to-day from. authorities of the Chltete Basten Railway, engin: chukue forces Heuer? "rear snow occu ian.
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