Amongst recent tsun have been Mrs, James Thorp and Dr. Chou of the China Geological Suivey. 'They are on a tour of Shantung Province making a sell surve 'Mr.' Daniel C. Fu, one of the National Committee ' secretaries of YMCA, from Shanghai, gave some good advice and much encouraged the local Board of Directors.
'During the trip in May Tsaw an teresting book in a village. It consisted of photographs of ung worthies and of the chief Goveru+ ment' officials" of "the Changsha") county and Chowisun. Then there were anti-foot-binding cartoons and a of persons with the amount of fines inflicted on each for failure to unbind their daughters or daughter~ inc laws feet after being warned by the inspectors.
This well got up report of the local government's work in tackling the Question of foot-binding was a.m interesting find, and I was told that each of the 500 odd villages in the county had received its own copy. More power to their elbows say all Rain is still badly wanted. The hot sun has dried the wheat which is now being cut, As the shades of evening fall long rows of women and children crawl home with their da} leaning of wheat under their arms, and when it is almost dark the city gates are entered by men carrying Great bales of cocoons strung on the fends of poles. And before dawn th cheerful tolling masses ore at their tasks again,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.