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“...CHEFOO SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION (founded in 1908) PRESIDENT Mr. Howard F. Joyce VICE-PRESIDENTS Mr. L. Carrington Goodrich Mr. S. Gordon Martin PRINCIPALS OF CHEFOO SCHOOLS Miss Judith Spear (Chefoo Japan) Mr. Stuart Melton (Chefoo Malaysia) EDITOR (pro tern.) Mr. F. Robert Joyce Chefoo Magazine 1058 Avenue Road Toronto, Ontario Canada M5N 2C6 CHEFOO SCHOOLS AND HOSTELS Japan Chefoo School 529 Aza Hon Cho Nanae Machi, Kameda Gun Nanae 041-11, Hokkaido J a pan Philippi nes O.M.F. Hostel MCG P.O. Box 820 Makati Metro Mani la 3 117 Phi 1i ppi nes Malaysi a Chefoo School Tanah Rata Cameron Highlands Pen. Malaysia Si ngapore O.M.F. Swiss/German Hoste I 2 Cluny Road Singapore 1025 Rep. of Singapore...”
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“...CONTENTS Editor's Comments 2 Chefoo China Tour 3 "Back to China" by Norman Cliff 3 "Chefoo Ke-visited" by Jack Burgess 14 "Reminiscences" by Elva Nicholson 16 "The Di-Fang" by Joseph Dunlap 18 "Britons and Parachutist Reunited" 20 Chefoo Schools Bulletin Japan 22 Malays i a 23 Philippines 24 Singapore 25 "Chefoo!" by Suzanne Dunant 26 Reunion Reports 28 News from C.S.A. Branches Australia 31 Great Britain 34 North America 39 In Memoriam 49 Chefusian Notice Board 55 "The Fields of Yesterday" by Gordon Martin 59 The Chefoo Schools (1881 - 1985) 1...”
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“...issue, the Association completes its 76th year of publishing a magazine. 1986 is a critical year for the Cliefoo Schools Association with tiie resignation of our long-time editor, Miss Isabel Taylor. Over the past 13 years, we have indeed become accustomed to the regular receipt of abundant news of fellow Chefuslans and of our beloved Schools. The founding intention of the Magazine was to forge a link between Old Chefuslans and the School. Isabel has succeeded In this purpose by building carefully on the faithful labours of past editors. However, Isabel's commitment to the Magazine remains unique. Year by year she has worked selflessly behind the scenes to procure and provide material with little thought as to any "about" herself. Al the same time her association with the Magazine has been more explicit - from the late 1930's to the early 1950's, she served as the China Branch News Secretary; from the mid-1950's to the late 1960's, she was always ready to report on life at Chefoo .Japan; between...”
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“...back for the first time in 39 years. The map will give an idea of the centres visited. 1 was part of a tour group of 19 people, most of whom had been in China in their youth; a large number of these, considerably older than I, had been educated at the Chefoo Schools in North China. The oldest of them, Dr. Jack Burgess from Australia, had been in Chefoo from 1907 to 1916, and could remember my mother and aunt, Miss Marge Broomhall, as older scholars. I was fortunate in having my sister Estelle from South Africa also on the tour; she accompanied me on most of my visits to Christian groups. 3...”
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“...in 1944. We tried to contact him, but he was away; so we left a message with his secretary. We arrived by train at Yantai (CllEFOO) late at night. When we were there there had been no railway station, but now there is a large one. We stayed in the comfortable Zhifu Hotel on the Fourth Beach. I strolled out before breakfast to catch my first glimpse of Lighthouse Island, the Bluff, and the range of hills behind the town. For months Dr. Arthur Smith, a Chefusian who was on his second re-visit to Chefoo, had been negotiating for us to be allowed to enter the old C IM compound, now a Naval Base, and we had been assured that some concessions had been made by the authorities. But events were to prove that they in fact had no idea where the former compound was. After breakfast the coach took us through the site of the old Ninghai Gate (where we used to have our Long Runs) and down the old Erh Ma Lu, now a wide road. The local tour guide began his usual description of the important buildings - "On...”
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“... We saw the old Hsuen Chang’s shop from days of old and walked up the winding road to the Consulate. For a moment I was re-living a typical Sunday morning In the 1930's walking In crocodile precession to the Union Church, that little part of the road quite unchanged. But when we reached the point where we used to turn left to enter the Church In procession, the entrance was bricked in and the old church gone. The coach then took us on to the Bund, where once more we got out. Belli nd was the Chefoo Club of former years, now needing a coat of paint. The site where the St. Andrews Church of England building was is now vacant. We walked along the Bund as though we were once more in crocodile procession returning from church. The Astor House Hotel where the business men were held by Lhe Japanese for some months was also bricked in. Most of the former restaurants and pubs along the front were in run-down condition and now were used by families living in cramped quarters. When we came to what...”
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“...dressed quite differently from the other worshippers, sat opposite us and seemed to be watching us; he left when we left. Estelle and I trudged to Temple Hill intent on finding the Temple Hill Camp properties. We found the Hospital and the former Presbyterian Church, but although we approached from every possible angle we came to the conclusion that if the buildings still, exist, they are in the middle of a big Military Base. On the Monday we were driven to Moping to see a show piece Commune, with schools, industries and swimming poo Is, etc. We left Yantai late at night and arrived at Weifang (formerly WEIIISIEN) at 4:30 in the morning. After some more sleep at a hotel and breakfast, we were taken to the site of the former Japanese Camp. The railway station is now a very big one. What was once a sleepy countryside of scattered farming villages is now a network of roads, industries, and large blocks of flats. We came into the former Weihsien Camp from the back and were received by the School Principal...”
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“...the camp and saw tile long rows of small rooms which had housed families. The large camp church was demolished. The sports field was there where Liddell had coached the young. We found a yard in the Japanese officers' quarters where we thought Liddell, Brian Thompson and others who had died had been buried . Going outside the area and in through another gate, we got into the other half of the camp and took pictures of the Hospital, where the Chefoo children had stayed in the top two floors, and the wards, in one of which Liddell had died. On by train to Nanjing. 1 had written from England to Bishop Ding about our coming through, and in his reply he warmly invited us to visit the Theological Seminary. Seven of us went there, and were welcomed by Mrs. Mo Ruxi , Vice-Dean of Studies, and Pastor Ling, who paid tribute to the instruction he received from CIM missionaries in Shanghai. There are 185 students, all of whom reside on the campus. The Seminary re-opened after the Cultural Revolution...”
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“...we had had several picnics. We had a good view of the Chefoo hills and could sort out well known knobs - Adam, Eve, Cain, and Abel. We could see the Pinnacle there, but on our return via Temple Hill, we could see the top of the Pinnacle. I remember Mr. Harris taking half a dozen of us to the top of the Pinnacle where we had a picnic. I still have photos of that group, of whom 1 am probably the only survivor. Next day a launch took us to Light House Island, which neither I nor any of our group had ever visited before. The locals fed us on seafoods, such as crab, shell fish, and lobsters. As the sea food upset me 1 stayed in bed most of the next day. Some of our party went to Weihaiwei, the former British port. 1 had spent ten days there during the 1910 winter holidays, visiting a friend of my parents. That evening our group had a service led by Norman Cliff [Chefoo 1931-41], since we were unable to locate a Chinese church service. Chefoo is now a highly industrialised city with a population...”
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“...*********************************************** CHEFOO SCHOOLS BULLETIN CHKFOO JAPAN Canadian Thanksgiving was celebrated on Oct. 14th with maple leaves, wild grapevines and autumn flowers decorating the playroom and dining room. Plano, xylophone and trumpet accompanied the singing, and Mr. Ashidate with his children, who come regularly to our worship service, joined us for a special Thanksgiving luncheon. On Wednesday afternoon some of the children took harvest produce collected for Sunday's Thanksgiving to Mr. Sawaoka, a frail old man who has had some contact with Christians in the past. We all had our photographs taken, him in his best pyjamas. At the moment the children are all at home for their Cliristmas holidays until January 14th, so the school seems very quiet! Last term there seemed to be more sickness among the children than usual, with colds and 'flu, but we were thankful that all were well enough to enjoy the Christmas and other end-of-term activities. We were thrilled that...”
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“...CHEFOO MALAYSIA Very warmest greetings to you all. 1 am writing to up-date you witli some of the Malaysia Chefoo happenings of the last nine months or so. You have heard of the major works which have been carried out at Chefoo over the past year in order to stabilize the steep banks and safeguard the buildings. Praise God the work is almost complete. The grass which was sown earlier in the year is now beginning to grow well and Chefoo is once more looking green. We praise God too for the wonderful way in which He has supplied the large amount of money required to fund this project. Already US$ 170,000 have been received from God's people around the world, leaving just US$ 30,000 still to be found. We are praying that this will come in by the end of the year. Do you remember the gift you so kindly gave to Chefoo which was used to buy l’.V. and video equipment? We are now able to record special events such as Sports Day, Graduation, Class Assemblies, Cantatas, etc. on video tape. When parents...”
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“...followed Field Conference, and God used these times of conference to begin, through His Holy Spirit, the work of healing of hurts and relationships and satisfying the desires of our hearts for a closer walk with Him. it is the desire of each of us on staff that the children might indeed see the beauty of the Lord Jesus Christ in us. Graduation, on June 1st, was a very moving occasion with 15 of our young people moving on to complete Lheir education elsewhere. Cecil McSparron (husband of former Chefoo staff member Mary Sibary) was tl'.e speaker at the Graduation service. Again God reminded us of the potential of each of these young 11 ves for Hi in. Thank you all for your ongoing prayers and support. Stuart Melton (Headmaster) September 27, 1984 PHILIPPINES HOSTEL From O.M.F. Headquarters in Singapore comes this statement,"The *0' Level programme at Faith Academy is very much alive and well, and planning for a long futu re.... There are 25 non-O.M.F. and 15 O.M.F. students in it." Life in...”
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“...SINGAPORE HOSTEL House parents for the nearly 20 German and Swiss children living in the hostel write, "The older boys are still very keen football players. When Uncle Jim Taylor visited us he joined in, wearing his good Sunday shirt! The boys sure loved that! A four day week-end gave them a chance to spend one night outside in the tents and the older girls were taken out to dinner to Movenpick. (They did not fancy sleeping in the hot sticky tents and having ants crawl over you!) The two different schools planned a lot of nice things - Sports Day, the visit of a magician, outings to points of interest, including rubber and cocoa plantations, and even a drama for the older ones. Quite often our children are invited to the homes of their schoolmates or they bring friends home here. It is our desire that in one way or another the business people around us will see Jesus in us and the children." 25...”
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“...the least event takes on exaggerated keenness The least reproach is intensified, And the awaiting of a happy event lasts a life t i me. An outside world could not be envisaged, Because innocence was maintained and no outside being could impede on it. Elder brothers or sisters, having left the nest of such securi ty , Were held in awe, and fantasy images of a life outside spurred the imagination. Chefoo, never allowed to die within one's mind, Even when the bubbles of illusion are rudely burst by forced confrontation with an other evil world , Because imbedded in each soul remains, The golden Chefoo motto : REMEMBER JESUS CHRIST ! Suzanne Dunant [Malaysia 1970's] June IB, 1982 27...”
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“...Arthur Smith arranged from England. Three Australians went: Jack, his sister Rene Mitchell, and Christopher Fairclough. The itinerary seemed to be a very hectic and most interesting four weeks. We closed the evening with a Bible reading and prayer, which Alan Moore took part in. Those present were: Ruth (Porteous) and Harry Bailey, Jack Burgess, Allison (Pike) Butler and Keith Butler, Christine (Porteous) Calcutt, Connie (Webster) Corden, Vern and Ada Draffin, Elsie Edgar, Miss Lilian Fletcher [Chefoo Staff 1933-37] and her twin sister Florence Lunn, Doris (Anderson) and Hector Hogarth, Amy Moore and Alan Moore, Ruth Metcalfe, Rene (Burgess) and Arthur Mitchell, Joyce (Trudinger) and Charles McLeod, Kathleen (Davies) Moore, Walter and Marie Pike, Peter and Aileen Robinson, Ruth (Draffin) Searle, Miss Doris Williams and friend Miss Drake. — Connie Corden 29...”
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“...GREAT BRITAIN LONDON Ex-Chefoo Doctors’ Reunions Royal Society of Medicine (November 25, 1983) Our first reunion was held in November 1983, when ten doctors who had received part or all of their school education in Chefoo before the Second World War met for lunch, to meet old friends and to find out what we were each doing. Those present were: William Fleischmann, Raymond King, Stanley Weller, J. Goddard Jones, J. Maxwell Jones, David Lansborough, James Learner, Arthur Smith, Dorothy (Walker) 'loop, and William Toop. (November 30, 1984) ibis time there were 19 present. After lunch we were regaled by Arthur Smith and David Kirk’s showing of colour sliiles of Chefoo and other parts of China, taken on their recent trip. To see these familiar outlines of Consular Hill, the Bluff, Sentry Island, and Light House Island stirred the heart as did the picture of the Boys’ School Boathouse. Those present were: Jean (Taylor) Barrington-Ward [1939-40], Lawrence Brock [1932-40], Mary Findlay | 1932-37...”
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“...beach, which is almost at our back door. It is so good to be by the sea again and we would welcome a visit from any of you coining to Melbourne. Alec Entwistle goes to the same church as we do. He lives near the hospital where his wife has been a patient for the last six years. Chris (Porteous) Calcutt lives quite near us and we got together when Jean Gardiner was down from Sydney. Our eldest son Bryan visited us from the U.K. last Christmas, much to the delight of Bronwyn, Lynne and Graham [Chefoo Malaysia) ail living in Melbourne. Bryan is an architect and has been in London for the past 13 years. Bronwyn and 31...”
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“...who was doing a locum at a seaside place, Pambula. Alan Boxer has returned to Canberra, having completed his three-year appointment in Tokyo. He is with the Department of External Affairs. RENE (BURGESS) MITCHELL and her husband Arthur retired from "Timbertop" as headmaster a few years ago and are now busy running a farm in Victoria. RUTH (DRAFFIN) SEARLE {55 Walpole St., Kew, Vic. 3101} writes of a Draff in Family Reunion in August 1984, when Keith the youngest of the family (who didn't go to Chefoo) and iris wife Barbara were on a visit from Toronto, Canada. Ruth, Vera (Draffin) Stott and her husband Gordon and daughter Elizabeth, and Vernon [1927-34] and his wife Ada, met Keith and Barbara, who had come for a trip up the East Coast and the Barrier Reef, in Sydney for a week. They rented two apartments opposite each other for a very happy family reunion before Keith and Barbara flew back to Canada. DORIS (JAMIESON) NORMAN mentioned that her father Mr. Jamieson, whom many will remember,...”
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“...Taylor has edited the magazine during these years. There has been a lot of work put into it, not only in "editing" the news that has been sent from other countries but in the way that she has also contacted various "old" friends — so giving us all the chance to read up-to-date news from them. We in the Great Britain Branch want to thank you, Isabel, for all you have done for the Association, in keeping us all in touch with each oilier. We wish you and your sister Marion many happy years in your retirement home. We pray that God will bless you as you prepare to take life sligliLly more eastlyI Thank You from Chefoo Japan A much appreciated gift from the C.S.A. in the U.K. lias been the video of "Treasures of the Snow". Brian Dean of the O.M.F. Home Staff, whose son played the leading role, brought it with him. C.S.A. Magazines Some members in Great Britain may have realized that they receive their C.S.A. Magazines later than their friends in the U.S.A, and Canada. This is because the magazines...”
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“...hospitals, such as the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Since settling in England Jean has been busy in church work and helping to look after grand-chi Idren , while 1 have had an honorary out-patient clinical assistantship at the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, Queen Square, London. Both of us looked after my mother, Mrs. Marjorie Landsborough, who lived with us. My sister Jean (Landsborough) Learner lives nearby and often came over to help. My mother, who with my father was a yearly visitor to Chefoo between 1926 and 1935, celebrated her 100th birthday on April 15th this year. She was 36...”