Roaming bands of Communists still pester the villages with their sudden raids along the provincial borders, is fav from an cosy task to untie the Knots of lawlessness, Oftentimes the Government troops are quite taken unaware by the strategy of these Irregular "Assomble and dis~ appearing" troops, as the Communist soldiers are styled. Apart from sporadic raids, however, the power of these renegades, which has held Sway for, so long, has been rudely shaken. 'Travelling, In most areas is comparatively' safe Hangchow Is the heart of China and perhaps no centre gives a more vivid glimpse into the soul of the nation. The natural beauties are magnetic and. attract visitors of every walk of life, Visitors of recent date included the Rev. H. G. Newsham, of Shanghai who was welcomed by the Missionary Asso-elation. The occasion was the monthly meeting and after the sta entertaining tea served by the hosts Mr. and Mrs, Van Evera, Mr. and Mrs, Arthur, Mrs. MeAilister and the Misses." Ricketts, Russel und Crawford, Mr. Newsham lectured "G.BS." and his play "St. Joan. The criticism was prefaced by a very racy and masterly survey of the author, who was described as a very extraordinary kind of man. "GBS." we were told, had a fair for challenging orthodoxy, smugness and conventional leads, wherever he met them.
Fundamentally, he did not wes the cold garb of the rationalist, one was given to believe. Life to' him was something given us to do, and which the world needed. He was a great believer in life and the ultlmate good of all things, and his Interpretation of life-force was more than some people meant by God. It was remarked that "GBS" had played a very useful part in society, and had done in drama what Dickens had accomplished by the novel, but that latterly, It would seem, he hed lost his grip.
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