Refugee centres are to close on May 31, Tt is felt that the early summer' season is the best time to fet people into their own homes, or fo send them to, rebuild or st up some Kind of sheller, The Inter ational Relief Committee is a truly remarkable body. It is composed of university professors, clergymen, doctors and men in the diplomatic service, "It has saved hundreds, of people, has dono preventive medical Work, looked after food supplies and is helping to find or preserve animals, for farm use, Tt hag run automobile repair shop, and has stood sturdily in the path of a. great war machine, showing true. philanthropy When men were not being loved nor were they loving their enemies. It'is true that war brings out the worst in men, it Is as equally true that it brings out the best, The mon and women of the International Re-of Committee have written a bright chapter In the book of Nanking's travail, Catholic Priest Slain Peiping, June 3.
'A German Catholic priest, the Rev. Tather J, Beck, stationed in Yishien, 'Shantung town, north of Taierchwang, was slain by' Chinese plain-clothes men midway between Tsaochwang and Lincheng on May 10, according to a report received here' this afte noon, He had been missing for the past twelve days and an extensive search for him had been made by Japanese authorities. The Chinese band was id to have been led.by a chieftain mamed Tsui Wang. Details of the case were not known—Domel,
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