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RELIEF IN SIGHT
But The Damage Done
Nanking. July 14... With little relief in sight, the
temperature in the Capital rose to 1094 degrees Fahrenheit yesterday as compared with 108:5 degrees the previous day. Although it was cooler in the evening. in rain fell.
According to a Hangchow mies- sage, the drought has brought un- precedented havoc in Chekiang province as practically all agricul tural producta have been destroy- ed. With the exception of the land along the Chientang Kiang. Tsao-o Kiang, Ou Klang. Felyun Klang, and Ling Klang (Rivers) and the West Lake and Tal Rv (Lake), where irrigation is possible, most of the rice-felds in the province
The temperature at Hsuchow, northwestern Klangsu, yesterday registered 104 degrees. Besides
are ruined,
numerous cases of heat prostration among the people. farm animals have also succumbed to the heat.
Sian provincial capital of Shen- si. reports sweltering heat in the province, which has been without rain for the past fortnight.
WEDDING
McCarthy-Thompson
HONG KONG
NG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1934.
SITIES
SUMMER SCHOOL CHINA'S UNIVER-
ELECTION DAY
Leading Residents “Returned"
For Military Training
Shanghai, July 20. A scheme of silver" and white daminated the wedding of Miss Marion Thompson, daughter of Mr. Thompson of 1658 Sinza Road and Joseph Thompson and the late Mrs From Our Spesial Correspondent} Mr. Justin J, McCarthy," which trok place yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock in the Church of Christ the King Rev. F. McDonald per: formed the ceremony which was widely attended by friends of the couple.
Some Proposed Reforms
Nanking, July 15.
(From Our Special Correspondenti
Canton, July 28,
Mr.
Reforms calculated to improve
Members for the Provincial As- conditions in various univeralt.les and colleges in Peiping are consembly are elected to-day by duly tained in instructions which have accredited representatives at the been despatched by the Ministry Chungahan Memorial Hall of Education to the institution Lam Yick Chung, Provincial Com- concerned. The reforms are based missioner of Civil Affairs, super- on recommendations made by the vises the election. Ministry's inspectors," who were sent to North China, in the spring to study the situation there. The instructions are, briefly, as follows: National Peiping University: The internal organization of the
«All prominent political and-mer- cantile leaders in Canton, and, up- country will be elected members of the Provincial Assembly, which will be formally established on August 15. All elections must be completed by August 10
Canton, July 28. Military Instructors in all the government schools in Kwangtung to-day reported at the Yen Tang Military Academy for assignment to the various summer classes,
There will be two classes, namely research class and training class Given in marriage by her father. The research class is for amcers Miss Thompson was gowned in above. the rank of major, and the French lace over a sattu founda. other section is for the rank above first lieutenant. These military on made on simple lines and
Instructors taught in the schools featuring long "Monk" sleeves. and a girdle, the entire dress in Canton and in the countles cleverly sewn over with diamantes. The summer school will begin Her train was of sath and lace fearty in August and will last for University should be improved by and her long tulle vell was made one month. The courses are mostremoving the Office of the Presid- with a Jullet Cap of orange blos- ly in infantry, as this is the sub-ent to the College of Law, so that soms. Cut at the neck with the [ject taught in the schools. The there will be closer co-ordination places were present at the Chung- new high neck line. the gown was military instruction in the middle between the Faculty and the Pre-ahan Memorial Hall this morning. completed with a diamond clip schools is modelled after the train-sident. Salaries of the faculty, and They represent merchants, farmers, administrative expenses, should be workers and the different profes effectively fastened. Miss Thomping of a rifle company. Now that son chose as her attendants her all the government schoots are reduced, so as to avoid a deficit alons. These voters were enter- the Misses Lillian and closed for the long summer vacs-The system of co-ordination be Mr. Lam Wan Koy, Chairman of talned at dinner last evening by sisters. Valdene Thompson and Miss Irene tion, military instructors have tween the various colleges of the Noon.
time to get further training from University should also be improv- the Kwangring Provincial Govern-
As far as possible teachers' should continue their duties only to one school, instead of working merely part-time in the University, unauthorized absence from duty should be strictly prohibited.
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The bridesmaids. attired French more, made on, Empire A number of district magistrates has arrived at Slan to petition thenes with ebaulettes of allver, wore, Shensi Provincial Government for rellet.
In Changsha, provincial capital ör Hunan. the temperature is around the 100 mark indoors.
Wuhu, the rice centre of An- the hwe, reports that, owing to drought, the price of rice has risen thirty per cent.-Kuo Min.
TWO KILLED IN FALL OF HOUSES
Six Others Hurt As Chinese Dwellings Collapse
Shanghai, July 21. Two Chinese women were killed and six men and women were in jured more or less, seriously when the walls of two houses at the intersection of North Foklen Road and Tong Dong Ka Loong collaps ed because of weather action yes terday afternoon.
The crumbling old walls, weak- ened by the long drought and sub- sequent rains, gave way shortly after 1 o'clock and sent a shower of bricks to the street, while fur- ther havoc was created within the houses.
picture hats trimmed with flowers in pastel tints and carried trailers of silver ivory leaves. Miss Noon. the small bridesmaid who com pleted the Miss Thompson's at. tendants was charming th French taffeta which was fashioned on the Identical gowns of the two sisters. and wore a coronet of silver leaves
én her hair. All wore white lace: silver gauntletted gloves.
Mr. E. W. E. Clements served Mr.. McCarthy as "best man, and the ushers were Messrs. H. Bidwell and
H. Kendall. Following a recep- tion In The Dome Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank where hosts of friends toasted them. Mr. and Mrs McCarthy left for a honeymoon in Japan. A civli ceremony was per formed at the British Consulate by Mr. A. Blackburn at 10 yesterday morning. Travelling. Mrs. Me- Carthy chose for her dress, mid night blue fishnet trimmed with pink ninon, with which she wore e corsage of carnations. She carried a matching bag, and wore diamond pins in her hair, her gloves being made to match her ensemble.
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UNSTAMPED DEEDS
1. The Ministry of Judicial Ad- ministration is to issue a circular order to the various grades of Courts throughout the country, as well as to the District Govern- ments handling Judicial matters instructing that in the trial of civil and criminal sufts, Title-
deeds which are submitted and on which tax has not been imposed should be duly taxed by the re venue-collecting organs.
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the local "Sanhurst,"
All expenses in military training are borne by the Provincial"" De- partment of Education. Real rifes
supplied to all are
advanced students for target practice. The same policy will be carried on by Mr. Huang Lun Shu the new Education Commissioner.
COST OF TOWER BRIDGE.
ed.
About 200 voters from various
ment.
The Provincial Assembly theoretically intended as a step in the long, process of self-gover- ment. This gathering has legisla- tive power and may make recom- National Peking University: mendations almost concerning Considerable improvement has anything. It is supposed to super. already been made by the schoolvise and assist the Provincial Gov-" | authorities in the administration ernment in ali legislative and ad- of the University, the inspectors ministrative measures. report. However, efforts should be made to refrain from engaging professors who give only part time to the school.
Enrolment of studerits for the College of Arts should be restrict- ed, and the administration of the school dormitories improved The scope of the Post-graduate School should be restricted
(Special Air, Mall Service)
London, July 11. Nearly £4.000 has just been ex pended by the City Corporation on scouring the stonework of Tower Bridge the City's toy." The last available figures for a year show that it cost £34,690, compared with £3,032 for Blackfriars, £2,225 for London, and £1,471 for Southwark.
Better school equipment should Now it requires attention to the be provided. The number of part, steel and woodwork, and it is pro-time teachers should also be re- posed to carry-out the work by duced. The Fost-graduate School, direct labour at a cost of about having
results, £6,000, which will include plant for use on future occasions. -
National Peiping Normal Collere:
achieved little should be suspended next year. More attention should be paid to school discipline.
A further sum of £535 is requir- ed for steel chequered plates to Yenching University (Private): take the place of the existing floor-
School departments, being ex- ing of an engine-room, and an- cessive, should be amalgamated other £170 for plant for the re-where, possible. The scope of the piacement of the roller bearings supporting the main pivots of the bastules.
The bridges just, over forty years old and cost. £1,600,000.
** GENERAL MUD"
(Special Air Mall Service)
"London, July 11. The battlefield of Tannenberg? over which Prince and Princess
Hurry calls were despatched. to the Municipal Fire Brigade and to the emergency, ambularice service. bringing several pieces of appara tus to the scene from the Central, Sinza, and Yangtszepoo Stations. Firemen at once began freeing the victims and putting them into am- bulances, which conveyed them to hospitals: After that, the work of clearing the debris and removing
2. The Ministry of Judicial Ad- Kaya of Japan were shown after dangerous remnants began, and ministration is to be notified that their visit to President, Hinden- continued for nearly two hours. it should be stipulated in the Reburg, is only a short distance from The eight victims of the collapse (gulations governing Registration is ancestral East Prussian home- were taken to the Lester Hospital of immovable properties by the Neudeck. for Chinese, St. Luke's Hospital, and the Shanghai Sanitarium and Hospital. Twp of the women were found to be dead on arrival and the other victims were suffering be made until the unstamped deed eightieth birthday, Hindenburg, variously from concussion of the has been duly taxed by the re- from his earliest youth, knew every brain, broken bones, and bruises. venue-collecting organs-Kuo Min. inch of the neighbouring country.
When in command of the 4th Army Corps before the war, he held manoeuvres year after year in order to train his officere to resist
Russian invasion in the neigh
Courts that sale, purchase and As a result, though Neudeck had mortgage rights should be con- passed out of his family and was firmed by, an officfal seal on the rnly bought back for him by a
of industrialists on title-deed. No registration · may | group
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He acquired a reputation as a erank, the nicknames "General Mud," "The Old Madman,” and "The Man of the Lakes," and was put on retired pay. But when the Russian army which had overrun East Prussia was in that region, they sent for "General Mud.”
Percy thought that he would. like some boxing lessons.
Post Graduate Schous should be restricted. Definite regulations göyerning the various courses of study should be formulated and adopted. Wherever possible, full- time teachers should be employed.
China University (Private): 1 More scientific books should be bought for the library, and the Chemical Laboratory expanded. Many professors of science, being incompetent, should be dismissed: and in. thetr places competent.. full-time professors' engaged. More dormitories should be constructed for the accommodation of students. Chiayang College (Private): More school-rooms and chemical laboraties should be provided, and more English.books purchased. A definite scale of tuition fees should be fixed. More attention should be paid to the qualifications of new students applying for enrolme::t: and more responsible and full-time. professors should be employed. Un- authorized absence of teachers
from duty should be strictly pro- hibited. Measures should had adopted to train the students of the College of Law in the use of Chinese and English reference books
Peiping Minkuo University (Private): Better treatment should be ac- full-time.professors. corded to Public donations should continue to be sought. A stricter system of examinations should be adopted. Pelping Union Medical College (Private): Measures should be adopted to increase the enrolment, which ta "Now, are there any questions now confined only to graduates you would like to ask?" said the or a limited number of accrediated instructor, when the first lesson schools. The undue emphasis on 'was over.
English should be rectified, and all "Y-yes," gasped Percy. "How administrative documents or not- much is your correspondence cources should be written in Chinese. se?"
The virtue of thrift should be in- culcated among the students.
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more definite curriculum should be decided upon and adopt- ed. More books should be pur chased for the library. More full- time professors should be employ eq, better treatment accorded them. The more important mêm.... bers of the College staff should be strictly prohibited from working in other school (In other words, they should devote their full me to the College.) In view of the fact that most of the students are not qualified for the school course stricter measures should be adopt ed in the enrolment of new stud- ente
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Mr. Hsian Fu Chen, a leading member of the South-west Poltti- cal Council, stated that the Pro- vincial Assembly has the power to elect a governor instead of an ap- pointment by the Central Authorl- ties. He based his opinion on the Fundamentals of National Recon pose of irrigating the fields. Col. struction” as laid down by Dr. Suri Yat Sen some years ago.
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