Shanghai, Dee. 25.
'More than 600 newsboys and other under' privileged Chinese" children were made happy throughout yesterday by the Chinese Y.M.C.A.
Szechuen Road ata series of Christmas celebration meetings "and entertainments including a dinner party given in the Auditorium wy members of the Boys Department of the association itself. In the afternoon, a somewhat formal programme was carried out under the chairmanship of Mr. Wa Shwun-liang who said prayers. A Christian play was staged. "This morning, the poor children will be allowed to take bath. free. Candy bags and other gifts were distributed last night.
Today Chinese Christians have 10 celebrate two occasions for apart from the fat that i is Christmas tt is also a Chinese national holiday comment Grating the successful uprising in Yunnan which enabled the Chinese ater. to establish the Republic of China. The Chinese evening press last hight emphasized thio fact, urging all Chinese to save money for the refugees, To observe the Chinese holl-day all Chinese banks end many om-lal organizations will he closed to-aay.
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