Shanghai, Dee. 16, Shortly after 7.30 o'clock yesterday evening, two men, one armed with small black pistol, entered House 21, Lane 149, Sinza Road, and intimidated the inmates of the house. When their earch for valuables proved fruitless, the desperadoes ordered one of the Chinese inmates to hand over the gold ring which he was wearing. The victim refused and was consequently shot in the chest by the armed thug. The injured men was later rushed to the Red Cross Hospital, where his Injuries were not diagnosed as seri-blaze had not been determined late hour yesterday, an investigation still proceeding.
Under the leadership of a Japanese follower of Christ," who" forsook family riches for the' simple life of a preacher, Taitsang, a town 40 kilo~ metres north-west of Shanghai, gradually assuming the appearance of fu agrarian utopia, "Shanghai Nippo" said yesterday, The preaching of Mr. Kinzo Wakao, 49-year-old brother of a wealthy Jmember of the Japanese House of] Peers, has been £0 effective, the Japanese daily said, that thieving has disappeared from the community of 6,000 Chinese.
Young Chinese are playing a major part in creating an autonomous and self-sufficient community according [Christian principles under the guidance of Mr. Waka, according to the Mrs. Wakao, who accompanied her husband with their one-year-old child, also active in community work [They have also established a "Soldiers' Home," where Japanese soldiers stationed in the area can get a bath Jand a haircut and also read news-Papers and magazines from home. Other recreation facilities are also provided 'A Japanese school for Chinese is jaiso being operated, while Chinese youths are encouraged to mingle with Japanese soldiers for a mutual exchange of conversation "lessons in Chinese and Japanese, Mr. Wakao was well-known in Japan for the relict work he carried Jout among impoverished farmers in Yamanashi prefecture where he was born. He arrived at Taitsang on September 25 to engage in missionary
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