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“...A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A AAA A A A A A A A President Mr. H. F. Joyce Vice-Presidents Miss E. Marjory Broomhall Mr. L. Carrington Goodrich Mr. S. Gordon Martin >'< z'c >*c a a- A & X vk &&&&&& >’c Special thanks to John Pearce for the photo of Dr. Bob Parry cutting the Centennial Cake, and to Stephen Hardy for the photo of Mrs. Sheila Miller and one of All Souls Church: and also to Saima Crofts Takken for another humorous sketch. A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A CHEFOO SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION 1058, AVENUE ROAD TORONTO, CANADA. M5N 2C6 1...”
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“...Bibles taken by the Chefoo Tour groups to give to the libraries of schools in Chefoo were definitely denied and were given to individual Chinese en route. However the beautiful and expensive books with illustrations of North America were politely accepted by a school, a hospital and an embroidery factory in Chefoo). CHEFOO TOUR A September 1-17, 1981 General Conclusions from our Chefoo Tour by Edward Wells (1908-1915) 20 Berkeley Road, Millburn, N.J. 07041, U.S.A. In September 1981, a centennial tour was organized, under the Chefoo Schools Association to revisit Chefoo and, in passing, Tsinan and Tsingtao in Shantung, connected by train service, as well as other major cities, e.g. Peking and Shanghai. We wished to see what landmarks remain, and what changes have occurred since we were children - an average period of 50 to 60 years. There were 44 persons in two groups A and B, on the tour, about 28 former students and the remainder, family members and friends. Chefoo is off the beaten path...”
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“...hospital constructed across the highway. There are no churches functioning in Chefoo, nor'native temples. In fact if a Chinese admits that he is a Christian, as we found out by asking, he is subjected to some discrimination and even persecution. Quite to the contrary in Tsingtao the beautiful large Catholic and Lutheran churches left by the Germans for their own use are now filled to overflowing every Sunday by Chinese congregations I Both cities have new 10 to 12 story Friendship hotels to accommodate foreign visitors. The German castle, government building, and many large mansions are in use, built in the short 16 years that the colonists were in Tsingtao, and in many cases they are being used for sanatar-iums. The beer brewery, and the bottling of spring waters, is thriving, the products being transported both in China and abroad. The textile industries are first class and highly automated. By contrast, in Chefoo the pongee silk industry dependent on cocoons imported from Manchuria seems...”
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“...revolution with its loss of thousands of lives, and the flight of the gentry abroad? One wonders when one considers the enormous progress of the Japanese and S. Koreans, while escaping communism, but while losing thousands through military venture. It is difficult to generalize regarding the Chinese people. They may have the veneer of monolithic Communists, but they are still as diverse as the Chinese have ever been. Besides the very great differences between cities, even in the same province, like Chefoo and Tsingtao in the impact of the system, one wonders what contrasts there may be in rural China where 80% of the population lives. We saw little of this except for the neatly tilled, and fenceless, fields from train windows. The myriad local graveyards have disappeared, and areas of plantings of young trees are growing, a great reforestration. Chinese are a pragmatic people and there are evidences of novel'whys of making a buck outside the system. Private enterprise seems to be on the rise....”
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“...before leaving the country. China continues short on balance of foreign trade, unlike Taiwan which has wealth and'exportable goods. It remains to be shown how the position of the Communist economy can be improved in future. Details of Tour by Margaret Wells (1911-17) 1350 - 15th Street 7 Apt.4C, Fort Lee, N.J. 07024 USA. (For the names of those on this Tour see Page 60) I had the great experience of joining a group of alumni of the China Inland Mission Schools which were located 100 years ago in Chefoo, now called Yantai. My brother and I were born in this city, lived there and went to their schools. We travelled with fifteen from Sept. 1, 1981 to Sept.17 from Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China on a private tour especially planned to include Yantai. Our group was made up of Americans and a couple from New Zealand, We were a merry group, wonderful to travel with and we had many a good laugh in our reminiscing. We covered at fast pace Peking(Beijing) Tsinan, Yantai, Tsingtao, Shanghai...”
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“...from Peking to Tsinan, had an overnight here and were taken to a Buddhist Temple in the morning, and for a ride on a famous lake and then saw quite an elegant display of Chinese porcelain. We left Tsinan in late day for overnight train to Chefoo(Yantai). We approached Chefoo in early morning hours thrilled as we looked at beautiful landscapes, high hills behind very orderly and lush farm country. In villages groups of houses that we presume were newly built commune buildings were pretty with red tile roofs, and some older buildings were well kept too. Even the roads in the country were paved and we saw some early morning joggers coming down one of these. All of us were terribly in awe as we arrived at a great big railroad station in our beloved Chefoo, and as we walked through carrying our hand baggage we were stared at in wonderment by silent Chinese in the station. We were met by a tour guide and bus driver who introduced themselves and promptly drove us to a hotel called the Yantaiguest...”
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“...really identifiable but it was a pleasure to walk up the roads of the hill among houses that had>bfeen home to consuls from all over the world. We were able to recognize the boat house of the Boys School, although that School and the Prep School were missing. We were not permitted to walk on any government property and all the area of the schools were off limit to us.The Temple on top of Temple Hill was well kept as a museum, no longer was it a Taoist Temple, and indeed there were no churches in Chefoo. I saw as I looked along a side street on the way up the hill the Chinese Church that was the Christian Center of the Presbyterian Mission now no longer a church. The bus driver ignored our request to stop the bus for us to see more. My brother and I did discover the old dispensary and the hospital which we had known so well, just across a field from our former home. Sixty years had taken its toll and I was shocked. However a new hospital had been built across the street from the old one. Our...”
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“...beer factory is run by the Chinese, and the beer is exported to the United States as Tsingtao beer. This tour guide without hesitancy showed us in passing the Roman Catholic and the Christian Church, these were the only churches pointed out to us in all our China travel. Incidentally the second group of our tour arrived on Sunday and at their asking were able to attend the Christian Church, with 500 Chinese in the Church. They recognized familiar tunes sung during the service. What a contrast to Chefoo where apparently religious services are an underground affair. We arrived in Shanghai from our steamer trip late in the day. Next morning we had a tour to where the old C.I.M. headquarters were and on to a beautiful art exhibit hall. We were then boarded on a train for Hangzhou for a 3.1/2 hour train ride. The loveliest villa we were housed in was in Hangzhou, this one we were told was Chou En Lai's vacation spot and it was of indescribable beauty, little lakes filled with lotus plants and some...”
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“...warmly welcome" over and over, and after we had seen all their activity from learning experiences to play, as we were leaving they again assembled at the gate and clapping loudly called out "goodbye uncles and aunts" over and over. They stole our hearts. We saw no beggars, no one in rags, no lepers or small poxed faces, no one looking hungry, all dressed simply and neatly. We wanted to know more, at what cost and how in 60 years while we were away did such a complex land become so organized. CHEFOO TOUR B September 8 - 20, 1981. Details of Tour by Irene Rouse (1917-27) 28 Chester Ave., Toronto, Ont. Canada. MAK 2Z9 Those on Tour B; from Australia (6), Dr.Jack Burgess, Lucy Casey, Connie(Webster)Corden, Christopher Fairclough, Jean Gardiner and Faith(Hutton)Ledgard. From Britain (3), Dr.Arthur Smith and his wife Gwyn-neth, and Dr. Jack Goddard Jones. From Canada (8), Dr.Ted Jordan, Cathie Nicoll, Vina Plumb, Irene Rouse, Dr.Eva(Arendt) Racine and her husband Gaston, Margaret (Fish) Stinton...”
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“...supper, 15 dishes in all! Sunday September 13th found us on the train to Tsinan, a 6 hour journey. At Tsinan we had an interesting coach tour of a Commune, travelling through villages, and seeing something of how the country folk lived. At 6.30pm we departed by train for CHEFOO, (sleeping four in a compartment - ask the married couples how they survived!) arriving there at 6.15 am on the morning of Tuesday September 15th. It was exciting to see the up-to-date Railway Station. for of course there had been no trains through to Chefoo in our day. We met our new local guide Chow, and on the coach to welcome us was the Head of Tourism in Chefoo, Mr. Chang. He was a great help and kept a fatherly eye on us all the time we were in Chefoo. As we travelled along and it gradually became lighter we were...”
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“...were quite expert by the end! We had three full days at Chefoo, and took advantage of the freedom allowed us, for we could come and go as we liked, BUT if a guard or police stopped us with a shake of the head - that was it! However we didn't have the impression that we were being watched all the time, though the Chinese round about were very interested in watching us! I found my Chefoo Chinese came back to me, and several Chinese told me I talked 'their' language - i.e. not cultural Chinese, but local!! Anyway, I enjoyed chatting with the girls in the factories and folk on the street. But to continue - after breakfast we had the morning to ourselves, so a group of us walked to the 3rd beach, then along the road towards the 2nd beach - where we envisaged ourselves hunting for cat's eyes! BUT that was not to be, there were gates, with guards at the entrance! I explained in my best Chinese that many years ago we had been pupils in Chefoo and used to come to that beach(pointing to the 2nd beach)...”
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“...the coach again for a tour of the city. Again we passed the CIM Compound, Eastfield, the home of the Albert Rouses, McMullan's home, and at the cemetery turned down towards the sea and along the Bund, which is now twice as wide and has a side-walk! We noticed the towers of the French Houses, and many other large stone houses on the bund previously used by business folk, the Astor House minus the verandahs along the front, corner where St. Andrews church was, now no more. Turning inland at the Chefoo Club we noticed another newer building along side it, and both are now used as a hotel. Then to Shun Chang corner(this store closed, though the building is still there) and turning right we got out of the coach opposite to the RC school and church. All walked up the hill, the Union Church also pulled down, passed the British Consulate and Residence, and other buildings still intact and in use. Over to the harbour side we saw the Mole and Breakwater. In the harbour were quite a few ocean-going...”
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“...the children were miming to this and various other tunes(not singing the hymn)I We also went to an Embroidery Factory and after a 'briefing' and cup of tea we went on tour. MOST interesting, many patterns from by-gone days at McMullans and China Crafts! All these not for local sale, but orders from abroad, mainly from the Continent. We then went to a Wine Factory, and after another 'briefing', but this time not with the usual tea but four kinds of wine samples, (we enjoyed best the sample of Chefoo Wine!) we started in the basement where the huge vats were, and followed through with the various stages to the bottling and labelling. Quite a modern factory. That afternoon we were again given free time. One small 12 seater bus took the Temple Hill group up there, another coach load started out for the Bluff, but were turned away before getting to the sand-spit! (I never did discover what they did the rest of the time!) But Cathie Nicoll, Martha (Moore)McClain, Vina Plumb and I had a taxi and...”
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“...now used as a radio and electronics factory! We finally drove down to the Bund, no signs of eau-de-cologne smells! where we saw fishermen pulling in their nets as they used to do (only a very small catch) , and then back to the hotel, very pleased that we had been able to get about on our own. High walls everywhere made it difficult to see all we would like to have seen, but all in all we felt we had seen much of our 'old' Chefoo - now more than twice the size, with many trees, and wide through roads. Friday September 18th - the day we dreaded, for we had to leave Chefoo! There is much I could tell of our days in Tsingtao, but I'll just mention that on Sunday we went to Church. The building holds 500/600 and was full when we arrived. But the people kindly moved in and 14...”
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“...old C.I.M. Compound at Sinza Rd. The next day we went by train to Hang Chow where we had a good day of sight-seeing. Thursday, 20th September we returned to Hong Kong by train and were sad to think our tour was over. A VISIT TO CHEFOO AFTER SIXTY-FIVE YEARS-bv-J.N.Burgess (1907-16) Unit 32, Grant Centre, Robinson Rd. Baxter, Vic. Australia 3911. A party of 28 arrived in Chefoo, now known as Yantai at 6.am on Sept.15th disembarking from the train at the impressive platform. This was a long double platform, which looked comparatively recent. I could not locate where it was situated from my memories of Chefoo. We were driven by bus to a new Multi-storied hotel near the old Fourth beach. After breakfast we wandered along westward, till we got our first sight of Chefoo 15...”
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“...the "old Girls". The high enclosing wall which the military had erected, part of which stood just where the wall of the Girls School separated the Music rooms from the old highway. The "Mashing Bridge" which used to be there was filled in, much to our annoyance. The old Mule Highway was a broad cemented road suitable’ for motor traffic, but occasionally a few mule drawn carts would be seen. Some of our group recognized the hospital and the Doctor's house. Soon after this we got a good view of Chefoo Bay. From Temple Hill we got a good view of the hills, and soon recognized the Knobs, which we used to call Adam, Eve, Cain, and Abel, and in the distance we could identify the Pinnacle. I remember climbing this mountain with Mr. Harris and eight other boys. I still have photos of this group, and I am the sole survivor, as far as I know. Next day we went by bus to Settlement Hill, and on the way there we identified where the old Union Church was and this reminded me of the demure walks with my...”
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“...Adelaide last summer, once with the tide and once against tide and wind. We visited factories and a winery in Yantai but these did not interest me. My memories of Chefoo were revived when I saw and walked along the beaches and could see the Bluff and Lighthouse island opposite. The hills also of course were unchanged. There were twentyeight in our group, twentyone of whom had been to Chefoo, and we represented thirty years in Chefoo from 1907 to 1937, and I was the veteran of the party. Chefoo or Yantai is now highly industrialised with many factories, and the harbour with its well constructed breakwater is much used by coastal steamers. No longer is Chefoo a quiet holiday resort, but the sea and beaches and hills are unchanged, since they were trodden by generations of Chefooites up to one hundred years ago. Impressions of Chefoo by David Cooke - (1928-39) 242 West Lynn, Tulare, CA. 93274, U.S.A. 'It was a moving experience for me to climb up to Adam's Knob and drink in the old sights, rekindle...”
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“...in for the Centennial celebrations in London, England, and also the names of those present at the Centennial Dinners in Toronto. A list of these names will be sent to any one on request. GREAT BRITAIN LONDON CENTENARY - A GREAT MEETING That's what it was - a great meeting - as two to three hundred of us converged on All Soul's Church on September 5th. We met across the generations. Ninety-two-year-old Dr. Parry cut the magnificent Centennial cake, and twelve year olds fresh home from today's Chefoo School were there to help eat it. We met, some of us, with school-mates not seen for forty years, and how those years rolled away! We met, from many places, including Scotland and Ireland, and some younger ones from holidays in the Orient. We met in singing the old songs, and in seeing the old compound in black-and-white film, and the modern schools in colour. We met a deadline too that day, the dead-line for the Centenary Book, "Pigtails, Petticoats and Old School Tie". As Sheila Miller told...”
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“...spoken of - a meeting of past, future and present, in the name and character of God. Ebenezer, for the past. "Hitherto has the Lord helped us." Jehovah-Jireh, for the future. "The Lord will provide". And for the present as we go out to our world of need "Jehovah-Nissi. "The Lord my Banner". Mary Weller. PROGRAMME OF CHEFOO CENTENNIAL SERVICE held at ALL SOULS CHURCH, LANGHAM PLACE, LONDON. 5th Sept.1981. MR. JOHN MILLER in the Chair. Opening Prayer Rev. J.A. Wallis (OMF Home Director) Greetings and Announcements Chefoo Centennial Hymn 1981 Words and descant by by L.S. Conway Roll Call Old Testament Reading Rev. J. M. Liversidge Hymn The Lord's my Shepherd A Thanksgiving for Chefoo - in praise and prayer Anthem Lord of all power and might New Testament Reading Miss Catherine Dunn 27...”
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“...photos were passed round and these triggered off memories of Foundation Day tennis,picnics to Bamboo Temple and boat races won and lost. What a heritage we have and how close our school friends seem when we meet and reminisce! As usual Andrew Hayman led us on the piano as we sang "Greet we the School", "Parent comes to Che-foo", "The Lord is my Shepherd" and Lord of all power and might". Those present were:- Frances(Hayman) & Ron Scully, David & Roslyn Hayman & their 5 sons who have been in Japan Chefoo, Andrew & Barbara Hayman, Jean Gardiner, Ridley & Florence Smith, Ben Hayman & Friend, Alf Pike, Jeremy Pennington, Kathleen(Davies)Moore, Leona(Davies) Haldane, Doris & Win Embery, Faith(Hutton)Ledgard & friend, Donald Nightingale. 28...”