An interesting ecclesiastical event took place yesterday. Meetings have een held all over China to come memorate the 1800th anniversary of the coming of the Nestorian Chris tang. to China, but here we were able to meet at the Pel Lin, in front of the famous stone erected by the arly missionaries themselves in this istrict, to which they first brought the knowledge of the Christian faith. Representatives of the various mis-slons took part in the service and striking address on the Nestorians was given by Bishop Shen of the the commemoration largely was due.
was a day of sleet and mud but food company braved the weather fand got some new insight into the meaning of history.
There have been a number. of armed robberies lately in the city, Put down to the fact that there are many soldiers here of a very mixed character. The other night three men entered a new store near the Post Ofice just at the closing time, shot the manager dead when he gave the alarm and went off with §200. The streets, however, are well patrolled and many of the Government troops here are smart and welt disciplined,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.