Chungking, Dec, 28. All the we men of China are your mothers" Madame Chiang Kai-shek told 350 orphans of the 12,000 for whom the committees, of which she is the head, are at present caring, when distributing Christmas gifts and oranges during an inspection visit at one home not far from Chungking yesterday.
The people of China, and our foreign friends, are responsible for providing the means for caring for you today she went on.
Asking the orphans what they intended to do in return for this assistance, the youngsters. led by one little urchin, yelled histily—"Serve China."
Asked how they were going to do this, the orphans replied:—"By teach. ing other people to read and write.
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