Tur daily report of refugee work for March 27 follows:—No. of Camps under inspection by Public Health Department 162; No. of refugees therein 85,621, Tae Forestry Commissioners in Great Britain have appointed a Committee to advise them about the suitability of the Forest of Dean as the National Forest Park.
A deadlock has been reached between the local salt merchants and the newly formed Salt Gabelle for Kiangsu, Chekiang and Anhwei over the-question of the payment Of salt taxes, says a report io the "Hwa Mei Pao."
CuANcrLLOR Hitler on March 27 received the Commander-in-chief of the Finnish army, General Oestermann, who is at present in. Berlin On a short visit General Oestermann, was accompanied by the Finnish Minister in Berlin, M
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Memeers and friends of the Shanghai Y.W.C.A. and the International Branch are invited to a Musical Tea on Thursday, March 31. Tea will be served from 4.30 to 5.30 pam, at which time the programme will start.
Tue Social Service Board of the British Women's Association would like to remind members and friends that their Jumble Sale takes place on April 5, and that they will be glad to receive jumble of any kind For particulars telephone the Secretary 10220.
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Pischuschev recently made his hundredth flight in a glider with flapping win "Tass" Moscow report. Prolong sts have shown that the glider well-designed and built and has high flying qualities, It is steady in the air, is easily managed and can make long flights. and friends of the Fe eign Y.M.C.A. are reminded of ti lecture by Dr Bernard E. Read, head of the Divi ion of Physiological Sciences of the Institute of Medical Hen:
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ch the subject naging—Ourselve: this evening at 830 in the main lounge, Corres of the Council's Annual Report will be available for distribution to voting ratepayers from "April 2. Voting ratepayers desirous of having copies forwarded to them are requested to notify the Secre tary of Council, 209 Kiangse Road, by letter, marking the envelope "Annual Report."
Tur second conference of the Chinese Students' National Salvation Association, which has been in session in Hankow during the past few days, came to an end on March 27, states a dispatch to the "Standard." The Association, it is stated, has decided to form a merger with the National Resistance Committee formed by Student Circles, Tur Control Commissioner for Anhwei and Kiangsi, Mr. Yang Liang-kung, who recently made an inspection trip to the war area in North Anhw s returned to Huan, the temporary capital of Anhwei, states a message to the "Hwa Mei Pao." Mr. Yang will leave for Anking and the neighbouring districts on a similar mission in a few days' time.
A MEETING of the Executive Committee of the Child Welfare Society of China was held in the foreign "M.CA, on March 27, says a message to the "Sin Wan Pao," At the meeting, which was presided over by Dr. R. Y. Lo, the Committee approved the arrangements now being made for the forthcoming commemoration of Children's Day in the various local refugee centres.
Tur Kuomintang will revise its own constitution at the Emergency Party Congress to be convened jertly in Hankow, states a special message to the "Standard." One of the main features of the revision, it is stated, will be the enlargement of the organization and fun tions of the Central Executive Committee, so as to enable it to wield effective control over the political as well as party affairs of this country, Tue Committee in d of the Business Girls' Dinner to-night at the Homeside Tifin Club is composed of representatives of four clubs of business girls. The "Keys—Miss Margaret Cooke and Mi Regina Mizahi. The Shanghai Business Girls Club—Miss Lily Chang and Miss Ethel Chen. The "Live Y's"—Miss Valentine Pell and Mrs. N. J. Kott. The Y.W.C.A. Chinese Business Girls Club—Miss Yang Wen Tsing and Miss Tu Fuhg Yuen.
Dvomak's 'Stabat Mater' will be given in Holy Trinity Cathedral on Friday, April 1, at 545 pin. by the Shanghai Choral Society of 90 voices under the leadership of Maestro Paci. A limited number of tickets have been printed, admitting bearers up to 5.35 p.m., after which the Cathedral will be thrown open to all Applications for tickets should be made to the Dean's Office Holy Trinity Cathedral, 243 Kiangse Road, accompanied by a stamped and addressed envelope Shanghai Municipal Council Health Report for the week ending midnight, March 26, shows that the total number of deaths from all causes amongst the foreign and Chinese population in the Settlement were—Foreigners 7 and Chinese 70; Deaths from notifiable diseases were—Foreigners, Cerebrospinal Fever 1 Tuberculosis 1 and D Chinese, Tuberculosis 39 Cerebrospinal Fever 17; Typhoid Fever 15; Dysentery 8; Diphtheria 5: Beri-beri 4; Influenza 4; Scarlet Fever, Typhus Fever and Relaps Fever 1 each.
INNUMERABLE stories are told of the eccentricities of that great painter, Mr, Richard Sickert, who at 79, held a one-man exhibition in the West-end, recently. He is never dessed twice alike. Sometime he dresses like a solicitor, at others like a farmer, and at others like a sailor. At 70 he grew a beard for the time, and changed his Christian name from Walter to Richard. He has lived in dozens of different houses. Once he put one up for auction, but withdrew it as the reserve was not reached. Later he sold it for a much lower figure because, he said, he liked the look of the purchaser.
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