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CHEFOO, N. CHINA CHEFUSIAN JANUARY 1930.
CONTENTS.
Editorial 130
Summer Holidays 131
Fire-Drill 132
C.S.S.M. 133
Lectures 136
Des Impressions. . . 140
New Year Resolutions 141
Prep. School Letter. 139
Register Holidays 143
China-Page Competition 145
Further Observations at Yantaia 143
Colour Photographs of Chefoo 150
Literary and Debating Society 153
Hobbies. 155
Sports. 156
Notices. 163
Form Lists. 165
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EDITORIAL.
holidays—even though they will seem
gX ummer
very far off and unreal to those who read this
number in the bleak, biting February weather—is the point
at which we re-open our chronicle of school life. C.S.S.M.
Camps for the Senior boys and girls in the school were an
innovation this year, and proved to be weeks which will
remain long in the memories of the campers.
The Opening Service was taken by Mr. Davies, and
we launched upon the unknown waters of another school
year. Tn this its first term, epidemics have been conspicu-
ous by their absence, a fact for which we...”
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“...S.S.M. Rally in
the Memorial Hall. (Contributed).
Rally Day.
C.S.S.M. Rally! What did you do? Well! we
started with a gathering for prayer—led by Mr. Martin to
ensure GOD’s presence and blessing on the day. What
next? We had two missionary talks, the second of which
was illustrated by slides. What were the talks about?
The first about Mongolia and the second about Formosa.
Who took them? Mr. Sturt spoke to us about Mongolia
and Mrs. Landsborough showed us slides of Formosa and
told us about Mission work there. What were they like?
“Bright and breezy” especially about the Mongolian host’s
endeavour to clean the tea-bowl for his guest, but they
were soul-stirring too, and we shall ever remember the
word picture of the sheep that had wandered too far to be
saved. Did you sing any choruses? Ra-ther! Learn any
new ones? Yes. “GOD is still on the Throne”, a new
one brought to Chefoo by the chairman Mr. Arthur Rouse,
and “Millions are Dying” sung to Mr. Houghton’s beauti-
ful tune. These talks...”
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“...(IT ’ie ^am'ne condition in the far off provinces of
Kansu and Shensi claimed our attention during
the first four Monday evening lectures of this term. Mr.
(t.F. Andrew left Chefoo on the seventeenth of March for
the North West of China, where, on behalf of the Famine
Relief Committee, lie went to investigate the cause and
extent of the need, and to find the best way of bringing
relief to the starving thousands. It was our great privilege
to hear a fairly detailed account of the time he spent up
there, and the vivid pictures brought before us, gave us
some conception of the appalling state of those parts.
His route was as follows. Crossing to Tientsin hv steamer,
Mr. Andrew then went up to Peiping, and from there, first
South to Chengchow then West to Lingpao, the railway
terminus. Here he left the train and went across Shensi
to Sian, then to Pingliang in Kansu and on to Lanchow.
The sights encountered in this part of the journey were
awful in the extreme. A constant stream of emaciated...”
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“...but there are boxes still.
2 boxes = 1 bed
but they don’t if you are tall, so we must spread them for a pillow
and foot rest, and limply hang between. No peaceful slumbers there !!
—but morning dawns at last, and we get out to stretch our aching
limbs, but it is worth it all, to go home for the holidays, isn’t it?
E .P. Ford.
Travelling in China.
Travelling in Inland China cannot always be described as com-
fortable although when one looks back on past journeying experiences
one realises the humour which lies behind the difficulties and hind-
rances.
Let us follow the travels of Mr. N—, a young and inexperienced
Westerner, as he makes his first trip inland. He leaves the swaying,
jolting train, in which he has been for the last three or four hours,
and finds his sigh of relief speedily turned to dismay when he views
the house-boat in which he is to perform the next stage of his journey.
Nobly resolving to be cheerful however, in spite of circumstances,
Mr. N— makes his way to the boat in which...”
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“...The first is of an amah
With a baby on her back,
The front view and the back view,
Her clothes are like a sack.
The second of a girly
With a little chubby boy,
Who cries for an hour
When it breaks its clumsy toy.
The third is of a soldier
Marching off to war;
His hands and legs a-swinging
And lie's coming past our door!
These five are all a family, •
The woman is the wife,
The soldier is the father
He's managed to save his life!
THE CHINA-PAGE COMPETITION, invit-
5 ing articles and sketches relating to life or travel
in this land, has met with a splendid response.
J From the contributions submitted, we have select-
ed three articles, one of which is accompanied by
a page of M. Abbott’s illustrations, following
which come Miscellaneous sketches by B. Sturt,
H. Wilson, M. Bird, D. Landsborough, D. Mann,
and an illustrated poem by S. Black of Form 2a....”
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