Shanghai, Apr. 18, Chu Chang-hai, 26, who has been charge of the block-making office of the "Ta Mei Wan Pao" was shot fence from behind yesterday at 5.15 pan, by a gunman. who escaped. Tae victim was walking in Chengtu Road, near Avenue Road. Late last night, hho was still in hospital and his condition was said to be serious. The motive behind the shooting eauid not be ascertained although it wes be-Heved in Chinese circles that it might have a political background judging from the fact that several employees of the newspaper were shot in the ast by political terrorists. to the service of the weak, who are. At to inherit the earth. The empires of blood, the sword and fearfulness have vanished. God's Kingdom still remains for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth, and His symbol is the Cross.
School Meeting Shanghai, Apr. 21.
'The pritelpal items on the agenda of a meeting of the Governors of the Cathedral Girls' School, to be held at 6 pin. next Monday, will the proposal to adopt a form of con stitution for the school more Keeping with its position than the present scheme of administration, Which has never been ratified by the British Court here. This proposed constitution, which ig outlined below, Will be discussed, and possibly amend-the meeting, and if adopted, wilt be submitted to HI of, Court for sanction.
The chiot items of the proposed new constitution are as follows:—
"From and after the day on which this scheme is approved and estab-Ushed cly the order of His Britannic Majesty's Supreme Court for China at Shanghai, the charity (hereinafter to be called "the School") and all property. present or future'in land and Income thereof, and endowments present or future" shall continue to de invested in and administrated by the Trustees, for the time being, of the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, subject to an in conformity with the provisions of this scheme."
"The pieces or parcels of land com= prised In this scheme and specified Jin the schedule hereto shall continue to be vested in the trustees in potty andthe endowments and Money's specified shall continue to be vested in the trustees absolutely, Yobethey with all sums of money. now or at any time belonging to the Schoo!
Power to. Sell "The Trustees shall have power to sell, mortgage, or exchange the said pieces or parcels of Jand. the bulld-Ings now or hereafter to be erected thereon at any time and to vary the investments of any moneys and the proceeds of sale, the moneys obtained fon mortgage, or any land or property taken in exchange, and such invest= ment, shall be held by the tru solely in the interest and for the Denefit of the School, subject to and in conformity with the provisions of this scheme as if the same had form= ed part of the property herein ype+ cifically mentioned, save nevertheless that the powers in this clause given shall not apply to any property or moneys given to the School for a particular purpose or purposes which necessitates the retention of thelt origina} character."
"Boys and girls are eligible for admission to the School at. the. age of four years. Boys may continue as pupils iuntit they attain the age of seven years but the Committee may for special reasons grant an extension In individual cases, Girls may con tinue og pupils at the School unfit they attain the age of elghtocn years but the Committee may for special reasons grant an extension in indivi dual cases."
"Save os herein provided all pupils admitted into the School must children of British parents of wholly European extraction. Such children must before admission be nominated bby the Committee or by Its appointee for the purpose of nomination. Children who do not conform to the above mentioned provisions parentage may be admitted as pupils upon nomination by the unanimous decision of thave members of the Committee then resident in Shanghai provided that the Committee shall not nominate such a child for admission unless at Toast seven days notice of their intention to do so shall have been given to each of the Governors then resident in Shanghai and at the date of proposed nomination no such Governor shall have dissented therefrom and provided also that at the date of proposed nomination not Jess than seventy-five per cent, of the pupils of the school are the children of British parents of wholly European extraction."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.