Peiping, July 1.
The Chinese "picture brides" selected among from the inmates of the local Chi Chi Yuan or Door of Hope to marry twenty Chinese emigrant settlers at Wuyuan left for Paotouchen this morning, travelling fon the same train with the members of the Northwest Investigation Ex-edition, There were touching scenes at the Chi Chi Yuan carly this morning When the brides bade farewell to their friends, They were conveyed to" the Chien Men Station ina municipal bus placed at their disposal by the Bureau of Social Wel-
Despite the rain, a number of int@rested spectators, gathered at the station to see the brides off.—Mrs, Tuan Cheng-wu, wife of the Chairman of the Northwest Colonization Association, is in charge of the party, The party is expected to arrive at Paotouphen to-morrow morning. Pending their marriage at a mass wedding on July 15, the girls will be the guests of Mrs. Tuan at Paotouchen, After marriage they will go fo Wuyuan and assist their husbands in colonization work.—Reuter, There is one other addition to the [Chintehui buildings which immediate attracts the attention of @ visitor.
the centre of the grounds, raised ona circular stone terrace, approached by fights of steps, stands'a handsome monument. 'This erection is put up in regular classical style, pillars, Jéome, balustrades, all complete, just Jas if' Wren had awakened from his Tong sleep to prepare the plans. The job is really well done.
And what is the reason for this memorial? It will hand down to the names of all those who Jcontributed towards the relief of Moods of 1935. During the winter 1935-6 these poor folk were distributed to many hsiens in Shantung, and large sums were collected for their support. Tsinan took more than share of responsibility. Now this Jnandsome limestone monument, like miniature of the dome of St. Paul's Jor the Capitol, stands there to remind future generations of what their {fathers did in the flood yea!
'Thousands. of names are inserited on the walls of the lower storey, Be-[tween the panels bearing these names fare large stone tablets carved with pithy sayings of Governor Han Fu-jehu, the Commissioner of Education fand' other notables.
'Posterity' may appreciate this mem-loreal to the generosity of its forbears, but will it ever wonder whether the '$17,000 spent in its erection could not have been used more effectively fon the flood sufferers for whose support it was originally subscribed?
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