Spring rains have brought the river up to almost, food tide, and and every one seems to feel that "this may be the turn in the tide of battle as well. Since the many days of yalu, no alarms have come and no serious bombings have been re~ ported within the borders of the pro-Vines. Today there was an alarm, and the Chinese papers reported that ye: the terday's bombing was at Pingkiang and that an English Wesleyan missionary was killed.
There are many movements of troops. Four boat bridges are to be constructed across the Slang-river soon. They are expensive for all the boat people must have their rice paid, as well as something for the use of boats which is not much. When the river began to rise rapidly some days ago the bridges were dismantled fand the boats allowed to leave.
These boat people have been held up for months, and must have suffered great loss.
The Chief Engineer of the Hunan-Kweichow. Railway made a trip to Chungklang recently, went by aeroplane to Kweilin and thence by train Hengyang and Siangtan. The re~ ports that the Hunan-Kweichow line will stop building operations "from this end and begin to survey from Kweilin to Liuchow and from there to Kweiyang, seems to have been decided, and a large part of the stall now resident in Siangtan will move other places soon. Train service from Siangtan to Ladi will continue '5° before, while tref on this completed section Is improving all. the time and freight Increases daily. Good coal continues to come over the Food and is sold cheaper here than other coal. Tt seems a pity that the line cannot be completed now to Sin-hwa so that the antimony could be transported by rail Instead of by river. Tt might not be much cheaper Dut would be quileker.
The Report of the International Relief Committee of Changsha to the fend of December 1938, covers a considerable amount of very fine splen-id relict work. There are no overhead expenses nor paid staff. Relief work was done through three subcommittees, medical, social-service fand occupational relief. Bath houses of stations were maintained, nearly '4000 bathing tickets being distributed. Bean-milk was made and distributed to many sick and babies. Bedding and clothing were provided for several thousand refugees. After the Changsha fire the work of the committee was turned almost wholly fo relief work for these refusees. The Government supplied $100,000, Specially for rehabilitation and self Support. Three refugee camps were provided, three soup kitchens, three Diamond Wedding Aeroplanes Bomb Celebrated Chekiang Coast Shanghai, Mar. 30.
From Our Own Commsrowoner 'The announcement of the' diamond Wenchow, Mar. 22, wedding of Mr. and. Mrs, George This city received its frst taste of Pleroy will recall to the memories of bombing on March 20, planes flying many old residents of Hongkong and from a carrier lying off the coast, fse old scholars of the "Hongkong Four machines came in the morning Diocesan 'School a highly esteemed and, after cruising over the city for couple whose name was a household some time, dropped eight "bombs. word for-40 years and has been per-near a saw mill. situated about petrated here. 'The Diocesan Boys' mile from the elly and surrounded School in Bonham Road, Hongkong, fon three sides, b¥ folds, with the was the centre frm which Mr. and river on the fourth side, Two bombs Mrs. Piercy wielded 2 beneficent fell in the mill killing three persons influence which has left its mark on and wounding two. several hundreds of boys. many of whom have since become distinguish-In the afternoon two planes roturnmembers of the community, edvand flew over the city for 30 writes a Hongkone correspondent. minutes at a very low altitude, pay-"It was in the summer of 1877 that Mr. George Piercy, 3rd Master of the tug special attention "to the river. side. "Finally they dropped bombs in ]Government Central School, was apthe city itself, this being the frst pointed by the unanimous vote of the time that sucha thing has occurred. Committee of the Diocesan Boys!
The Yamen buildings were aimed at, School as Headmaster in succession and two bombs fell Inside, killing to Mr. L. M.D, Arthur. Mr. Pierey's three and wounding two persons. Jsppointment was "subject to the con-These were either clerks or attent dition that he should marry within ants. Although an official meeting the next six months." and as will be was in progress at the time, no Jseen from the wedding announcement officials were struck, but two the duly carried out that condition on directed bombs fell into the neigh-April 1, 1879. Mrs, Piercy acted as douring prison wounding eleven pri-Matron of the School for 30 ye soners and a warder. The wounded Jand after her resignation in 1909 she prisoners whose time was nearly retained a lively interest in the complete were allowed to have their School and its past pupils. In 1917 freedom, the rest have been removed Mr. Piercy resigned his appointment, with effect from May 1918, and in ac-'Two Killed In Launch, cepting the resignation with sincere 'The local government has also fore Gece wats moved Into the country, so there is cee kKle chance of setting them a second sible' for "the school "attaining th time. The most unfortunate strack all occurred in the afternoon when Sulan was visited and the launch 'Scampi has exercised 2" tremendous ave, who have "been "in the. School Terry came in for attack by machine gun, 'The boat contained as usual uring' the_ per civilian "countrymen from whose death or injury nothing was: to be fined and yee two were Killed and As a Mark of appreciation for Mr. injured.
Pierey's headmastership, Old Boys The ald cannot be stid to have Jand friends of the School raised a been a Taree one. Moreover, within [fund of $3,000 to endow two scholar-the elly, there was no fndisetimin ships known as the "Plorey Scholurbombing. Yet one wonders about the ships." which are awarded annually. ether of Bombing an inoffensive, une formed country. town where' clilins Retirement In Victoria ne cerium {o be inured and where Mr. Piercy was also_a prominent the amore "created. can' cause no figure in Masonic Circles and held loin of" diterence to the course of various emees in the Distiet Grand Lodge as wel Master ing Master of the well-to-do who net wars Now, a usually" happens,
fvenee n-afalrs wilt On leaving the Colony, Mr. and or those"who cannot Mrs, Piercy took up residence in fence themselves beneath, concrete, Victoria, B.C. Mr. Piercy has been 'Tave who remain to be. terrorized handicapped "by lameness but Mrs. will be the poor classes whose Ton about the. war and the govern: men ievnot "asked, itn' pestectiy Groless in China fo try and Innuence [while resident In. Hongkong. {he authorities by attacking the tower Mr. and Mrs. Piercy have four triers. Since the tombing thave has sons and one daughter and three sons Been t bie evacuation, but the trade Jaave been connected with Messrs. the ly doen not_ seam fo have JJardine, Matheson & Ca., Ltd. Mr.
Soon arrened, "The foreign popula: 'Arthur and Mr. Harold Piercy, both tion' all remains, pending. further well known locally, expect to be in developments Victoria today to join in the diamond wedding celebration of their parents, Scorched Earth Polley [The felicitations of many Hongkong Although the city contains {trlends will go out to Mr. and Mrs. military "equipment. nor anything Piercy on this happy occasion and a that might be described as a bombing Jcable message of congratulations objective, and is given over entirely being despatched by the Hongkong to residental and trading purposes Diocesan Boys Schoo! Old Boys' As-yet arrangements have been sociation. for dealing with a possith Invasion. "If they come here parts of the city will be burned. All officials
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