Old on March 27
Hankow, Mar. 5. The inhabitants of Huangkang bration of the town's oldest resident, Chin Chung-yuan, who will be'100 years old on. March Despite his advanced age, the centenarian-to-be, who lived under five Manchu emperors and watched the birth of the Republic, Is stated to be still in good health, 'On his 100th birthday, reports state, he will not only' receive the felicitations of his offspring, relatives and friendp, but Mr. Cheng Ju-huai, Commissioner of the Second District will travel to Huangkang and personally wish any happy returns of the dimeulties which a government university did not encounter, and, for this reason, the Blumni of a private' university had a greater responsibility toward their alma mater.
Continuing, Dr. Yen said that, 1ooking back on his forty years in the Chinese diplomatic service, he found that the growth of natlonat'conselous~ ness and the development of patriot~ {sm in China in recent years impressed him most. He was about _sixteon years old' when the Sino-Japanese War broke out and he could still re~ member very vividly how completely Indifferent ihe people were to the outcome of the conflict.
Five years later came the Boxer Rebellion, but even the crowning humiliation of the allied occupation of Peking failed to awaken the people from their lethargy. It was five yeats later when Japan' and Russia were Aghting on the plains of Manchuria that the first mass meeting of citizens: was held in Shanghai at Mr. Chang Gardens.
'A young girl addressed the moot Ing, calling attention to the parlous position of China. She wept bitterly, order to arouse the interest of the people in the fate of their country, but the great majority of the public were still indifferent.
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