A charity tea-dance in an effort to raise funds for the Shanghai Refugee Children's Institute which cares for Over 500 refugee children, is planned io take place this afternoon commencing 430 o'clock at the Lido Garden, 306 Medhurst Road.
'A large number of prominent citizens, both foreign and Chinese, have promised their support and several famous Chinese dancing "tars will assist towards making ness of the event. In odditier various attractions, the children will put on a ^rformance, Tt is expected endance will be at the Refugee Children's it efforts of caring ai tute tots here. All r this afternoon will be the institute.
"The tea dance will be i -hine in the premises of ^m. In view of the Mallroom has one hands in Sh "table pu "la as Summer, visitors 4
Kuling had been exceptionally list this summer as very few visitore were allowed to come up the moun cin this year. no doubt due to the change in the world situation. and dev; looments in the Far East. which mède it more difficult to obtain passages u" or down the Yangtze. We were. however very glad to see Mr Boulter from Anhwei province. who has not been uv here for several years and a adv visitor from Shanghai has recently returned, also a Swedish lady orme to Kuling. partly for language study and giving assistance in the Orphanage.
None of the Kiukiang friends have been able to vet up the hill so far but some of them hope to do so, if local conditions ease somewknt, and of course, provided permits are ob-
The stonemasons have been very busy lately making good some of the damage done by the June typhoon especially to foreign nroverty, but we notice that many of the Chinese properties, which were badly knocked about by the storm are still in the same condition. There still remsine r work to be carried out ade. drains, bridges, etc., also stream bundings.
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