A pleasant feature of the Children's Festival was the warm invita-lon given to the members of th foreign community to favour the occasion with their presence and send long sweets and fruit. The French, American and British residents gladly made their contribution, some sending sweets and others sending their gifts In money. About mid-day the sun tried to shine and for a time the cold winds held off, but the day, for a day in April, was quite cold, 'This, however, did' not affect the children. They saw piles of sweets and cakes and other good things in the offing and these hed an attraction the winds did not have. Another feature was the performance of theatricals by the boys and girls, The Chinese boys and girls are now learning their own country's history In the performance of hisiorle plays, end the actions and words of bygone rulers are being seen and heard again by the children of to-day.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.