Berlin, Nov. 14
The North German Lloyd line, replying to-day to a protest made by 'Australian and" New Zealand [Chambers of Commerce against Its resuming the service between China fand Australia, says that it is extend= ing to Australia " two-ship cerviee ready existing between Hongkong and New' Gumes. This, the reply states, feannot be described as inter-Empire trade since both ships call at the Ne~ ther lands East Indies end the Philip-soccer side, whose fame has come before, "was "seen in action for the first time locally.
'A_ large international audience assembled at a tea given by the National Child Welfare Association of China, in the Sun Yat-sen. Memorial Hal, to greet Lady Muriel Paget and also'to Team the latest methods. by Which England is coping with ehhd welfare problems. Lady Muriel ina brief address, urged closer co-opera tion, between this association and Kkindved "groups in "England, Pointed out that here, as in Europ after the devastation caused by the Great War, there is the need building up q strong new generation Lady Muriel said that any information concerning child. welfare. work in China would be received with the greatest interest by similar organise: Nions in England, and more particularly by the Committee of the Save-the-Children Funds, which was found ed in 1910 by Miss Eglantine Gebb, who, according to Lady Muriel, was Fesponsible for the declaration "of Geneva on the rights of the child In discussing child welfare activities throughout England, Europe, and Asia, "Lady Muriel doctored. that. it was' because "England's Savesthe-Children Fund Committee desired express their sympathy for the suffer ings of children here, that this group made a. contribution' in 1082. "This money was. distributed through het daughter, Mrs. C. J. Chancellor, Laily Muriel also touched brierly jupon her work' in Russia, which Jdeait mostly with distressed British feduits, assuring her audience, how: Jover, ' that great progress it being made in every branch of child wel-are work in the USSR,
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