There was one passage in Mr, Hvans's address to the court in the Thunder trial at Tientsin which might bbe conveniently given special atten ton. In outlining the environment of his client Mr. Evans declared that he had to deal with 2 community life which Is an. ever There te no abet resent temptation to a, young an. ire, ety ith their nouer of lottery Se mre S ere dents. A worker in intimate touch with the problem declares that conditions are much worse than a year ago and that signs of improvement have not yet manifested themselves, Another, specially competent to re= view all the field of charitable deavour, asserts that a "very serious situation has arisen. The task of "placing" men is difficult and slow and game of the cases on the Societies books are heartbreaking. Unfortunately, partly because of the depression. itself and, partly perhaps, because of an unfounded belief that the ample funds of last year are still available, donations have Iamentably languished.
Actually deserving cases have often had to be neglected owing fut of the ese by stroke of Tike lets Sate vie Dae rad wel Sere ihk Fae Seas ceed ana, Lope re toa ser rl cts responsible men of all communities should not take heed fo these words.
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