Thousands Unemployed, Fed At Rice Gruel Centres wat Ov Owx Comrsroxorst Shaohsing, Che, Jan, 11 the students of this city' availed of the holidays to give a united theatrical In one of the large temple courts in order to raise funds for the stressed In drought and flood areas: elsewhere, Fortunately there has been good harvest In this part, which thas moved them to think of the rear suffering masses outside this province. The Scouts from the middle! school were" responsible for the renter part of the programme, While a professional touch was gives by'n party" of women actors, who) were tid to have played their parts Ju perfect style, no matter whether {he items were ancient or modern. Order was maintained by the Scouts and they forestalled any attempts tuter without buying tickets. as 30. often happens when. a charily affair organized in the interior.
After paying! various charges over $400 was available for famine. funds.
'This event also gave the students an opportunity to display their patriotism, In view of the deep di {ress and' anguish following the of: pression inthe North. Tt was felt that street parading and other forms! fof protest wore too ephemeral meet the present situation. Nothing] tion will rouse the masses to what has been and is, ta ing plac conditions North a reported in the press a mild as compared with the accounts fiven by eye-witnesses who lately' Visited this elt Enforced manual labour for adults thas token place in various parts of the district. Paths have been raised for straightened, drains deepened, Canals Improved where too. shallow, and heaps of rubbish and retuse Femoved. The activities of the boys were confined to the schoo! grounds the neighbourhood. Sell was sift ed, paths relaid, stones and brick bois cartied away andthe ground Jeverted In order to plant trees the spring, The inclement state of the weather prevented many full Me the required quota of ten days. This Is to be supplemented Inthe New Year. The work has called forth a reedy response from the boys, probably because the teachers were also Inbourers. Many were the comments of bystanders such mey students doing hard work of this kind" and "Now all are Tearaing, to work." Th many schools the num: bor of servants has been reduced with'the object of setting the puplts to do more of the routine duties connected with cleaning and tidying} Classrooms and dormitories,
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