"mister Bee" was sung by the lower school anda plane duet was well rendered by Pearl Swanson and Ethel Quimby, who were followed by pair of recliations, Stephen Metcalf riving "Someone" and Peter North making an old favourite live again by his enurely new though very fratural, treatment of "I don't Tike Beetles." The whole Preparatory School then soared to "The. Kite." after which the quiet "Lotus Flower," Played. by Robin Hoyte -and Treso Richardson, was nevertheless not at all a comedown, The upper school's next song, "At: Night" was another example et markably clear etunclation for combined song. Even at the back of the hall hardly a word was missed. The same triumph was obtained in the next item "King Alfred and the Cakes," the big dialogue of the pro-Gramme. "Harold Kidder" fitted the art of the king admirably, both in his pensive mood before the fire and his patriotic soliloquy and in his ingly Words at the end of the piece. The shrewish housewife was suitably represented by Ethel Quimby. who managed to be gentle in her hasty Boxing of the royal ears and who did well in the scene where his identity Gradually dawns upon her horror Htrieken intelligence.
Swimming Schoo was described in song by the lower school, and Dennis Bray gave the Inst plane solo, "Waving Branches." 'A song, the "Prodigal Son," preceded the remarks of the chairman, Mr. Robinson took as.his text, with very attractive blackboard and cardboard flustrations, the feeble folk who make their houses in the rock. Producing a live rabbit, not from his hat but in a portable cage, he dwelt upon the feebleness of the creature and its wisdom Ju recognizing this and in dwelling in secure places.
Mrs. Robinson kindly distributed the prizes and after this the proceedings closed with the School Song, "Remember Jesus Christ "Thirty Villages ive trip' to Mupoh More than thctyviioges inthe province where they inspected the Bilan an ectenelve tte! toe Han River dykes and' conferred with Mr. Yang Yung-tai, Chairman of the Hupeh Provincial Government, and conservancy officials regarding the "hydraulic engineering, projects, Messrs. Chin Fen, Secretary= General of the National' Economic Council, and Cheng Shao-ching. Deputy-Director of the" Hydraulle Engineering "Bureau of the NEC., returned here yesterday.
Interviewed, Mr. Chin said that the water level of the Yangtze River this year is much lower than that of last year. The water-marks at, Wuhu (Anhwei) and Kiukiang (Kiangsi) are over 10° feet lower than the corresponding period last year and that at Hankow is more than 20 feet lower.
'Although the Han River, the main tributary" of the Yangtze' in Hupeh province, showed abnormal rises the Chungsiang dyke area, in Northern Hupeh, during the latler part of May and carly in July, no overflow was registered owing to the smooth flow of the water into the Yangtze River, The current is now normal, Under the direction of the Kiang-han Engineering Bureau, most the dyke repair work in Hupeh has been completed. 'With the exception of the gap at the fourth section, covering a distance of 100 metres, which will be filled before the advent of high tides, the entire dyke fat the Chungsiang' dyke area, 18 kilometres long, has also been com-Pleted, he continued.
With regard to the conservancy work in Anhwei and Kiangsi, Mr. Chin stated that the dyke repair work along the Yangtze in the two provinces Is proceeding satisfactorily in accordance with original plans will be completed before the high tides.
'Mr. Chin also reported that abundant harvests have been reaped most of the provinces along the river valley," including Anhwei, Kiangsi and' Hupeh, thus giving great impetus to the revival of rural economic activitier—Kuo Min, Tientsin and Wuching districts have ut been inundated as a result of a breach over 100 yd, wide which occurred in the main dyke along the Yungting River, at Shuangkochen, northwest of Tientsin. The flooded area is continuously widening, with water pour ing through the gap.
A. report from Tsinan states that breaches have also occurred in the dyke around the "Nanyang and Weishan Lakes, as a result of the incessant rainfall during the past few days. Large tracts of farm land the vicinity have been inundated—Central News,
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