Wuhu, Mar. 4.
Three Chinese junks heavily leaded with sundry goods route from Shanghai to Hankow were pirated off the waterfront near here early yesterday morn ing, It was disclosed " to-day. Twenty desperadoes boarded the boats and looted several hundred @ollars worth of goods. One of the boatmen was wounded when hho attempted to resist the outlaws. "Central News. were helpfully discussed—Sunday. Schools and the teaching of illiterates. Mr. Benson spoke of the work among the offelal class and of the meetings at Wanhsien in the house of the Deputy Commissioner of Customs.
The last event of the series was the setting apart by the new Bishon on Sunday Jan. 31, of the Rev. F. Skinner as Presbyier and two the brethren, Messrs. Lanebert and Simmonds, 10 the Disconate. The Rev. C. B, Hannah preached the sermon on, "As the Father hath sent me even so send I you." In the after noon Mr. Benson gave an, earnest address on "Christ our life," speak-Ing of his own spiritual experience Chefoo.
It is trusted that the coming of Bishop and Mrs. Houghton will mark new epoch and that of blessing in the Lord's work. Bay they be constantly upheld in prayer. Prayer would also be greatly valued for the visit at this time of Miss Christensen that the churches visited may be truly revived and through them others may be reached.
Nanking, Mar. 8.
That foreign aggression rather than masculine supremacy prevents. the ay to the emancipation of Chinese women was voleed by practically all the speakers at a meeting hold here this afternoon by the alr. sex. in commemoration of the International 'Women's Das 'Sexual inequality is allen to China.|' they declared. 'The Chinese law'
{rents men and women on the same, footing in matters relating to econ amics, polities, and education.
Men and women "in China, the speakers stressed, have their common interest and conimon enemy. The former is the welfare of their famllfes and their country, and the latter foreign aggression.
Dr. Wu Yiefnug, president of the Ginling Girls' College, one of the' chief speakers on the' occasion, declared, in the course of her speech, that women should "return to. the kitchen" and not take part in politics.—Central News,
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