Foochow, Apr. 6.
Rumour has it that Tingehow, has been taken by the Nineteenth Army. If this is true, it is good news, as Tingchow has been. the Headquarters of the Reds in west~ ern Fukien for four years. One opes also that the Government will have some constructive plan for solving the agrarian and ther problems which are at the back of the Red peril.
In a recent issue of the "Northe China' Daily, News," there photo of Admiral sah Chen ping, many years ago. He is and of the many men of whom Foochow justly proud, and many are the stories that might be told showing the reasons for his high standing with the people of Fi Since second Revolution" of 1926-7, kept free from official entanglements, but he has not been All over the province he has istressed through flood, typhoon, vold, bringing lief to those civil war, or banditry. A collection for which he is responsible is sure to bring in hundreds of dollars, because everyone knows that not cent will go astray, In travel-Jing, he takes no bodyguan his sufficient assurance that no will come to him. He literal=
service, spends all his! money on public Many vill and commun an, an improved Buidance, and. inspira ion. Just at present he is in Shanyang, where The Assistant Bishop of the "Ange lican Church was captured by bane sits ten days ago, but it is feared that he can do. nothing to. effect release, It seems. that the head of the band responsible, for the Bishop's capture has just, been told that there is no hope of his being taken into the regular Army, as he had desired, and, therefore, the and his men are glad. anything to discredit the: Govern The Ching Ming Festival hag Been" observed in and. around Poochow with, greater enthusiasm than ever, and the. brilliantly. fine weather has been in keeping' with the date.
Yesterday a large group of friends assembled at the jetty to Say Tarewell to Mist C.J: Lambert, Who is going' home on' furloughs Miss Lambert has seen over forty, years service in Poochow, and has Jaid the whole community under a great, debt. "She has been special fstociated with the EMS. Gitl's School, and indeed it is unlikel that that school would be what is now but. for her, energy, devas tion, and wisdom. All her" friends tone for, her speedy. recovery of fall health and. strength and. an ently return to the field,
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