Of $30,000 for Year The timely arrival of police and the Japanese Landing persons, four of them Severe injuries on Gratification over the success of the past year and optimism for the coming year characterized the semi-annual dinner and business meeting of Community Church, held on Wednesday night. Over 150 members and friends were present Dr. John Earl Baker, Chairman of ihe Governing Board it were brought up and with an offence against public The case was remanded for a "victimized party comprised of El Hall, one Chinese shroff, one and three Russian io Lane Road, off Yangtzepoo afternoon to collect failed to do so iously because the the lane had started When they soon o e tenants echoed beating a big wooden gong.
As if by signal, most of the tenants dashed out from their houses in the lene from all directions and turned their attention to the rent collectors Who quickly sought refuge in a nearby factory, Bricks and stones were thrown at the factory and scores of the recalcitrant tenants stood outside carrying bamboo and wooden poles in hands and shouting their pro-presiding.
Following the dinner, Mr. R. V. Dent played that old favourite "Narcissus" on the pipe organ and Benjamin Chen, baritone, sang "Smilin' Through" by Arthur Penn and "Going Home" (Dvorak arrangement) followed by "Drink to me only with thine eyes" as an encore, Mrs. Chen playing his accompaniment. At this point, a large, carved camphor-wood chest was brought in, The Chairman, in presenting it to Rev. and Mrs. J. P. Minter, assured them that it was not large enough io contain all the good wishes which they had earned from those present during their past year of service. Mr. Minter, responded feelingly.
The business meeting opened with the reading by the Secretary, Mr. Irving S. Brown, of the minutes ai the annual meeting, May 18, 1938. Mr. Truman F. McCrea, Treasurer, then presented the financial report for 1938, indicating that all budgeted expenses had been paid and, in addition, that the Church had been freed from debt. This had been made possible by stringent economies and a gift of U, S.$400 from the estate of Dr. Luc-cock's mother, which had been used 1o complete the discharge of the debt incurred by purchase of the pipe of the Japanese Naval Land-also turned out just at the the angry mob was the door of the fac-Hall and his colleagues iding. When they saw that EH ice had arrived the surging soon dispersed but in a nearby a Japanese sentry had to engage Chinese in a conflict in FE of the latter was bayonetted
taken to the Police Hoseu d through his alleged three accused were.ar-ante ting the wounded man, arrested men faced the yesterday. They are Vu Pao-Tze-chen and Hsu Shu-gave their occupation medico, employee of the Power Company and cotton worker respectively. organ.
Mrs. C. L. Boynton, Chairman of the Welfare Committee, reported on the collection and distribution of the Benevolence fund which amounted to over $5,500 and had helped nearly a dozen established charities as well as a large number of individuals.
The Chairman, in presenting the budget estimate for 1939, explained that while it contemplated an increase over last year, it still is on a curtailed basis and much below pre-war years. In the discussion which followed, the hope was expressed that the church could resume some phase of its social betterment programme which had been wrecked by the hostilities. The budget as presented and adopted calls for the expenditure of $30,135 during 1939.
Plans for the 1939 "Every Member Canvass" were then presented by the (Canvass Chairman, Mr. Mansfield Freeman. He announced that 45 workers would assemble at the Church next Sunday afternoon to receive their assignments of members to be visited for pledges toward the financial support of the Church during the coming year. To lighten the work of the canvass, those present were asked to make their pledges at the dinner.
Following a short programme of community singing led by Mr. Willis Hathaway, the meeting closed with a benediction by Mr. Minter.
Dr. Inbin Onomura, Dean of Nippon "Univefüty College in Tokyo, old a "Tairiku Shimpo" reporter.
Arriving on Wednesday in the Nagasaki Maru, Dr. Onomura is in quest of Chinese instructors whom he hopes to find among the graduates of Tung Wen College, Japanese College in Shanghai, the daily said yesterday. Nippon University is among the first Japanese schools to adopt the Chinese language as a regular subject.
The Rev. Mr. Zuigen Goto, Dean of Rinsaishu C " a Zen Buddhism institute was elsd a passenger on the Nagasaki Maru. The Nagasaki Maru brought 48 first class and 268 third class passengers to Shanghai on her
so trip, the "Shanghai Mainichi"
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