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“...CHEFOO SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION 1058 AVENUE ROAD TORONTO, ONTARIO
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FEBRUARY 192/
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THE . .
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MAGAZINE.
THE ORGAN THE CHEFOO SCI
ASSOCIATION.
In Deo Fidimus Nihil Absque Lahore.
Fons Sapienfiae Verbum Dei.
W. H. Stafford & Co., Ltd., Printers, 92 Railway Road, Leigh, Lancs....”
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CHEFOO.
Thanks are due to the energetic Secretaries of the various Branches, (including the latest formed Scottish Branch), for their work in collecting subscriptions. We have not yet heard from Australia, but are of course hoping that a fat cheque is on its way.
As we have stated previously, the Editor is very desirous of enlarging the Magazine, as well as of bringing it back to its prewar standard, and this can only be done if an increased number of subscriptions are paid.
The new temporary General Treasurer and Secretary is Miss Edith Hayward, 44, Newington Green, London, N. 16. Subscriptions from members in England should be paid to her.
FURTHER LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS IN CHINA TO THE WAR MEMORIAL FUND.
Mr. & Mrs. Robinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Slimmon.
Mr. and Mrs. Sorenson.
Senior Girls’ Band. Mr. F. Marcus Green. J. H. Taylor, Esq.
Dr. Lagerquist.
Rev. and Mrs. Conway. Mr. & Mrs. Trudinger.
Margaret Jaffray. Mr. Jack Graham. Mrs. R. B. Mauchan (nte Weir).
Brian McCarthy, Esq. R. W. P. Sinnott...”
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Children of CLOD. CDissionaries.
It has been suggested that some of the children of C. I.M. Missionaries, (Old Chefooites most of them), may find themselves, on reaching the shores of the British Isles, without any close friend or relation to put them au faitvnfa things here. Those who have gone through this experience realize the sense of strangeness and loneliness that comes over one when one has just left China for a strange land.
As a matter of fact most of the Missionaries’ children have such friends waiting for them; but if any have not, Colonel Winn, a member of the C.I.M. Council, and good friend of all Old Chefooites, would be glad to hear from them or their parents before they arrive, as to when they are coming, where they expect to settle, etc. He would then hope to be able to put them in touch with some friend of the C.I.M. in their neighbourhood who could give them the friendly help they need on first landing from the Far East.
Colonel Winn’s address is:—Whyteleafe...”
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“...son—Michael Neal.
On August 20th at Lanchoufu, to Dr. and Mrs. G. E. King, a daughter. On January 24th, 1920, to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis (Hilda Price), a daughter.
On November 1st, to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Taylor, a son—Trevor Hugh.
engagement.
Rev. Geo. Denham, of the C. I.M., Liangshan, Szechwan, to Miss Amy G. Wilson.
Qortt) American Section.
CHEFOO PICNIC AT HIGHLAND CREEK.
A number of picnics have been held during the past summer by the members of the Chefoo colony in Toronto. As a rule we have not ventured far afield, contenting ourselves with trips to Island Park,—about a mile off the Toronto water-front,—or to spots equally easily accessible. But on September 18th, at the invitation...”
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“...of his side, eluded the entire enemy force and so saved the day. Darkness put an end to our outdoor games, and we gathered in the house for some music. Rosie Olsen officiated at the piano while we sang our old Chefoo favourites, such as “Parent comes to Chefoo,” and “Red Wing.”
At the close Mr. Rhodes, in a happy speech, voiced our thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Naftel for their kindness, and we left in time to catch the 9-15 radial. We arrived at the station at 9-10, only to see the car growing rapidly smaller down the tracks. Our incredulity at this terrible promptitude was dispelled by the announcement that it was the 8-45 car we saw disappearing in the distance, so during our half-hour wait we warbled the old rounds learned beneath Mr. Murray’s baton, and sang the praises of the roast beef of old England, and the biographies of Tom Bowling’s mermaids at the bottom of the Bay of Biscay-O, and also ....
Yes, indeed, we had a great day, and we must extend our sincere sympathies to those who were...”
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“...Eva Anderson, 1907-17.
Rosie Olsen, 1910-17.
Bernard Rhodes, 1908-20.
CHEFOO.
Stanley Olsen, 1909-17.
Jack Brock, 1909-18.
Mr. & Mrs. F. H. Rhodes, 1908-20.
McMaster University,
Toronto, Canada,
27th Sep., 1920. Dear Editor,
The following are the newest Chefuscian Torontonians,—Connie Parry, Bernard Rhodes, David Hogg, Fred Lawson, and Marion Taylor. Connie arrived early in June, and the others came just last week. The two girls hope to enter the Toronto General Hospital to train as nurses, and the three boys are starting Medicine at the University this fall. Ernest Grainger landed in Vancouver this month, and has gone farming with his relatives near Red Deer, Alberta, I understand.
Our numbers in Toronto have been somewhat fewer during the summer with most of the students out of town, but the University opens to-morrow, so they will all be back within this week. During the summer those of us in Toronto enjoyed four Chefoo picnics, each of which was a great success. Hugh Coulthard and Warren...”
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I hear that Ernest Thomson has an excellent position with the Canadian Bank of Commerce in Vancouver. His brother Arthur is in the offices of the C. P. R. there, and Margaret, their sister, is stenographing in the same city.
Yours sincerely,
Kenneth W. Taylor.
A Cl)efoo 5ong.
I hear that some Chefooites have been asking for the words of this song, which was printed in “Chefoo,”—a magazine which survived for only two issues, in Chefoo, China, about June, 1913. It was published anonymously.
P.S.—The words are from my memory, so I cannot be sure of their entire accuracy. (Tune “ Riding down from Bangar”). K.T.
Parent comes to Chefoo Brings his little chick,
Wants to come and see who Will that darling lick.
Lands he in a bluster Blowing from*the Bluff,
Parent in a fluster, Clothing not enough.
Rickshaws claim the party, Take them to the San,
Where a welcome hearty Warms the inner man.
Soon they ask direction To the school they seek,
And a parent humble Brings an infant meek.
By and...”
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“...‘creeping like snails unwillingly to school.’ The opening service was conducted by Dr. Peill who spoke on David’s Prep. School.
May 5th. After Mr. Stooke had given them a talk on cricket rules, out rushed the boys to try their fortune with the red leather. The season’s captain is Nedham Lack with Willie Anderson as vice-captain.
May 14th. Submarines in harbour! What boy’s heart did not thrill at the thought. Think of the super-exciting submarine yarns read in theB.O. P., but never a sub. seen by Chefoo boys. This was the chance of a lifetime. ‘What are they like inside?’ ‘What are their numbers?’ ‘Will they let us go on board?’ These and a hundred other questions were fired at the poor master on duty until he had perforce to seek refuge in the master’s room.
May 17th. A never-to-be-forgotten afternoon. The British boys were invited to the parent ship H.M.S. “Ambrose,” and were afterwards shown over the submarines of the L Class. And didn’t they have a time of it—and didn’t the sailors love...”
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June 17th. Foundation Day postponed from the 15th on account of the weather. The cricket in the morning was an exciting match between the W.A’s and J. R’s. Did the hearts of some of you old gangers flutter in sympathy? The game which was played with great keenness and in excellent spirit, resulted in a win for the War Arrows by the narrow margin of 7 runs.
The service of thanksgiving was conducted by Mr. Arthur Moore who spoke on ‘'Have faith in God.” The tennis was good but for the fact that the Old Boys (T. McCarthy and R. J. McMullan) allowed the Present Boys (N. Lack and C. Forsyth) to beat them. The Old Girls (Misses F. Smith and G. Taylor) won a close game against the Present Girls (G. Lack and L. Orr). The concert in the quad, presided over by Dr. Macfarlane, brought the 23rd Foundation Day to a happy close.
July 19-22. The Oxfords. They had good weather and reasonable questions. It is tantalizing having to wait three months for the result—but so it is.
July 28th. The...”
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Medical Officer to some coolies returning from France to China. Accordingly he embarked that same afternoon on the magnificent new liner, Belgic.
On arrival at Havre the Chinks were assembled on the quay, some three thousand in all. As they scrambled on board they uttered cries of ‘good-i-la’l ‘good-i-la’! for they had never seen such a large and commodious steamer before. Soon we were leaving the hospitable shores of France, and launchingout into the heaving bosom of the Atlantic. For the first few days a great peace reigned, for mal-de-mer claimed many victims! Chinese phrases, learnt at Chefoo in bygone days, soon came back to one’s memory, and proved useful at the daily sick parade. The large liners, Mauretania and Imperator were passed when we were two days out from land. No other event, worthy of note, occurred till near the end of this Atlantic trip. One day all the emergency rations in the lifeboats were found to have been broken into. Not only that, a hatchet and compass...”
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and a keen wind was blowing. Those of us who ventured out of the super-heated trains, had to cover our ears, and muffle ourselves up well. Leaving this city behind us, we reached the Prairies, where we were favoured with some glorious sunsets. Passing through the typical Canadian towns of Regina, Moose-jaw, and Medicine Hat, we came to Calgary, where the foothills of the Rockies commence. Now came twenty-four crowded hours of glorious scenery. As we wound in and out amongst the Selkirk and Rocky mountains fresh views of these stately peaks and their surroundings held us spell-bound at every turn. We simply sat there and gazed to our hearts’ content. But alas! it came to an end all too soon, and on the seventh day after leaving Halifax we steamed into Vancouver. On the following day we were transported to a camp on Vancouver Island, there to await a ship in which to cross the Pacific. After about a fortnight, the large Blue Funnel cargo-boat, Tyndareus, turned up. Some four thousand...”
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“...3«
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Some of our party managed to squeeze in a visit to Tokio, the capital. On leaving Yokohama we coasted along the south of Japan, but did not pass through the Inland Sea. At length we reached Tsingtao. The coolies were landed here and distributed to their various districts. Those of us who had been in charge of them continued our journey to Shanghai. We remained there for a short time and were then sent on by a Japanese mail steamer to Hong Kong. A call was first made at the interesting old Spanish city of Manila in the Philippine Islands. Leaving the Tropics again we soon neared the end of our journey. The Peak was sighted on March 3rd, and reaching- Hongkong we once more set foot on British soil, after our most interesting journey of some 14,000 miles. E. G. Fishe.
Ctyna Inland CDission Boys’ School Spring Athletic Sports.
This account came too late to insert in the last issue of “Chefoo,” and though it may appear a little out-of-date, we think it still will have sufficient interest...”
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finished first. In the 220 yards Junior, Hockman led but he was hotly pressed by Best. The Middle 440 saw Forsyth win without apparently much difficulty, but the struggle for second place was very keen. The next race was the Senior 440 yards. Hogg led, closely followed by Anderson and Palmer. Hogg won a good race, his time being 64-4 secs. After the Tea Interval the Middle 220 yards was worked off. Vale got first place, but Forsyth was on his heels at the finishing place. The Junior 440 Yards was won by Hockman. The Senior 880 Yards was won by Hogg who finished up as though he was doing the Hundred Yards. He was quite a considerable distance ahead of Anderson, his rival. In the Middle 880 Yards, Anderson F. was leading for three laps, but he was overtaken and beaten by Grosart. The Consolations were won by Reddick in the Junior, Pote Hunt in the Senior, and Gonder in the Middle Division. Anderson’s Team was victorious in the Team Race, with Hogg’s second. Mention should be made...”
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“...4°
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CDissionary Cbefooites.
A list has been compiled of Old Boys and Girls who are, or have been, in Mission Work; the following are the figures:—
Actively engaged in Home or Foreign Mission Work—64.
Studying with a view to Home or Foreign work—12. Retired—6.
In all—82.
A family Stunt at Cl)efoo.
'We had a Chefoo Re-union here in August at which a goodly ber of Old Girls and Boys were present. I expect you have bout it from others.
There one very fine item given when "Stunts” were called for. It s by the Corbett family and consisted of a song introducing seven members of the family who had been here.
It began with the two eldest (May and Grace) singing the first verse alone. Then they were joined by the others who stepped up beside them in order of age with each new verse. Scot was the only absent one, though he was represented in a verse all the same. The last verse included their wives and husbands, and these rose in quite a crowd and came up to join the group. Finally they marched...”
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5even Cittle Corbetts.
Two little Corbett girls Starting off to school,
Riding in a Sedan chair. Keeping every rule.
Rain or shine, cold or hot, To and fro
From Temple Hill to theschool They must go.
They had a little brother, On a donkey he
Used to ride to school with them, And then there were three.
Then another little girl Made one Corbett more,
So they used a chariot To hold these Corbetts four.
Then Cabby Major came
And joined them in the drive, Filling up the chariot,
For then there were five.
When Cabby Minor came along It put them in a fix,
The chariot refused to hold Those little Corbetts six.
Finally a little girl
The seventh one did make,
The Corbetts now had filled the school, ’Twas all that they would take.
One by one these Corbetts grew To a maturer state,
And every one of them did take Unto himself a mate.
Here we stand, all but four, See us now
Bidding you a fond adieu, We make our bow.
C.I.CD. Boys’ School 5ports (Past v. present).
Thanks mainly to the exceptionally...”
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Murdoch Slimmon is studying medicine at Glasgow University.
Willie Paterson is in a Tea Merchant’s office in Edinburgh; John is studying for a chartered accountancy, and Tom has started in the printing line.
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Post cards, badges, and back numbers of Chefoo can be obtained either from the Secretaries or the Editor.
Cbefoo Schools’ War CDemorial Sund.
The list of donors towards this fund, which is printed in this issue of the Magazine, you will see amounts to ,£32-2., which together with the deposit interest of 5/9 makes a total of £"32-7-9.
Whilst thanking all who have contributed towards this most worthy object, I should like to point out how few the number of subscribers is, compared with the list of members of the Chefoo Schools’ Association. After all, the total given above, does not represent, I feel sure, the measure of our appreciation of the dear old Chefoo Schools; neither does it give a very great impression of the esteem in which we hold those of our School Mates...”
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“...Vaughan’s four years war experiences were particularly interesting.
I should like just to mention how much Australia has enjoyed the Prince's visit. I suppose you folk in the B.I. think nothing of it; but here, we went crazy with enthusiasm over the Prince. Ask Harold Davis!
We of the “Sunny South” wish you all the brightest and best for this year.
Yours sincerely,
Annie I. Burgess.
Jehol, via Peking. Dear Editor,
It was a very great pleasure on my return from a holiday to find the back numbers of “Chefoo” awaiting me.
I just read them straight off and found that much of my “Chefooness” had to be revised. I am so glad that the Magazine was not dropped during the war, for I know that many of us would miss it keenly, and it is such a splendid paper too,
Up here we are so out of the way that we do not see many Old Chefooites, but we quite frequently hear of them from tourists who pay us a visit. We have never had one Chefooite visit us so far, though twice we have heard that one was coming.
This...”
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“...going piously on in the procession!
With best of good wishes for our dear old Chefoo.
Yours sincerely, Lois Stephen.
Balance Sheet 1920.
Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d.
Balance 29 18 11J Printers’ Bills 52 5 0
Subs. recd. in England... 14 13 6 Stationery, Stamps, etc. 3 17 10
>> recd. from China... 25 0 0 Loan to Badge account. . 10 0 0
held in China 9 10 9 War Memorial Envelopes 0 7 10
>> reed, from Canada 5 0 0 Balance . 24 4 2J
„ U.S.A.... 3 0 0
,, ,, ,, Scotland 1 6 6
,, ,, Australia 0 0 0
Back Nos. of “Chefoo” 1 17 4
War Memorial Envelopes 0 7 10
£90 14 10J £90 14 104
M. I. Wilson, Hon. Treasurer....”
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“...CONTENTS.
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Editorial 27
Treasurer’s Note ... 27
Subscribers in China to W.M.F. 28
Subscribers in Canada to W.M.F. 28
Children of C.I.M. Missionaries 29
List of Hon. Secretaries.,.. ... 29
A Chinaman’s Longing for Hom6 29
Births and Engagement 30
Chefoo at Highland Creek 30
Chefoo Torontonians 32
A Chefoo Song . . . . , 33
Jottings from a C.I.M.B.S. Journal 34
Havre and Halifax to Hong Kong 35
C.I.M. Boys’ School Sports 38
Missionary Chefooites 40
A Family Stunt at Chefoo 40
Seven Little Corbetts 43
C.I.M. Boys’ School Sports (Past v. Pr esent) 43
Items of Interest 45
War Memorial Fund ... 46
CorrE^dndence 47
Balance Sheet ... 48...”
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