Politicians go so far as to that "in his fight against Pra Mgr. Hlinka has been led to assume Old Chinese Silk:
Exhibition An exhibition of old Chinese extiles opened on Monday under the pi of the Shanghai Art collectors' Society, at 35 Yuen Ming Yuen Road, 3rd. floor.
Prof. Y. Laurell; president of the ciety, and Educational Director of he Royal Asiatic Society, gave an inting address on this occasion, in hich hẹ outlined the historical past and the importance of China's silk industry.
Legend attributes the discovery of silk in China to Empress Lei Tsu wife of the third Emperor of China out 2695 B. C), while in Europe his industry remained unknown until the end of the sixth century A. D. when the first silk worms arriv ed in Constantinople.
In ancient days silk materials cached Europe arriving from the Orient by the overland route through Central Asia la Honan, Kansu, South Mongolia Tur n, Persia and Asia Minor:
But as far as the end of the rst century D. Italian ships found he sea-route to China and carried home Oriental "silk and spices". The lecturer then dealt in detail th various animal and floral designs ound on ancient silks, demonstrating he explanations with numerous specimens exhibited. liberal giver. Her efforts in the propagation of the Gospel were untiring. She contributed very generously to the construction of the Fitch Memorial Church on Dar-rach and the Chinese Presbyterian Churches in Chapei and Nentao. memory of her husband she donaled a free school in Chingpoo, the native lown of Mrs. How, and a building at the Lunghwa Orphanage. When the late Dr. W. S. New pienned te found an orthopedic hospital for crippled children, she the frst one to make a substantial donation toward that institution. This, like many other donations, she made anonymously. She shunned publicity, but was always kind-hearted and helpful to those in need. She was the source of inspiration to al who had the good fortune to know her. In spite of her comfortable position, she never spent a dollar for luxury on herself, while she would not hesitate to donate most generously for a worthy cz The destruction of the Commercial Press factory in Chapei, which was dear to her heart. during the Sino-Japanese War of 1932 and again 1937 was a most severe shock to her end weighed heavily on her mind. For the past few months her heart and kidney trouble which she had been suffering for many years, suddenly took'a turn for worse.
The encoffining ceremony will take an anti-Marxist position similar to Herr Henlein's, and also to take ar anti-Semite stand because he re-fruits his partisans among poor neacants who are the victims of money-lenders.—His ldw-enforce group has been reorganized and is now modeled on that of Her Henlei at the two parties Sind ud bẹ similarity of organ: ins." this "aliai nce" pears only tact It is recalled that there was close ce-operation between Mgr. HI and the present Pre Dr. Milar Hodza, before the war. when both
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