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CAMPAIGN STILL

CONTINUES IN CHINA

According to a scheme recently worked out the Chinese Minis. try at Education, Wuhan, the tri-partite city of Hankow, Wuchang and Hanyang, will be the starting point for enforcing the pro- framme,

to

"Four Chinese business" men of Tapah (FALS.), after spending a

Realking the Importance of mass training for prolonged re- hollday at Cameron Highlands, résistance against Japanese invasion, China is instituting a new com- cently had an alarming experience pulsory educational programme as a means to combaj #literacy in when the car in which they were the interior. travelling ran off the road and nearly toppled over into the valley more than a hundred feet deep.

While coming down hill and Just after negotiating a very bad bend of the road, the driver saw a herd of goals straying on the road,

In order to avoid running over them, he swerved the car too far to the left. Luckily there was an embankment on that sice of the road and the car ran into it. Before it moved further up the driver ap- plied all the brakes and" just managed to pull it up with the two wheels almost dangling over the precipice:.

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Under the direction of the While serving in the European Wuhan Wartime Mass Education War, he collected 1000 of the Committee, which was organised simplest Chinese characters in Wuchang in April, 1,400 short- teach the Chinese labourers and term literacy classes. B00 of which began to take serious interest will be in Hankow and 600 in mass education.

On his return Wuchang. will be opened free to to China, he succeeded in starting thousands of illiterates in this many adult schools and prepared Central China city.

a series of readers called "founda- assisted tion characters.

The movement will be

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by the Hapeh Provincial Educa- The Chinese Ministry of Educa- tonal Department and the Hantion promulgated in 1932 a set of kow Municipal Government.

regulations governing the adult All unlettered adults now resid- schools, All the passengers then got downing in Wuhan will be required to educational authorities to

and urged the local and after about half an hour's join the two-month literacy classes their best efforts in carrying them minke erorts they managed to get the car which will be conducted by quali- out. Statistics at the end of 1934) back on to the road. It was found to be only slightly damaged and Education will bear the expenses schools which were maintained at fed teachers. The Ministry of revealed the existence of 38.868 the men soon resumed their

of carrying out this ligent pro- the cost of $3.635.529. ` journey none the worse for the ex- perience.

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The movement for adult educa- tion in China beran with the

Successful as this work has been

in large cities, it la confronted with serious difficulties In the

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teaching of illiterates. In 1920. rural communities in which James Y. C. Yen a Yale and 80 per cent of the Chinese live. Princeton scholar and secretary of Not only are they difficult. but Y.M.C.A...In France with the

they also live under very severe Chinese Labour Corps, launched

economic pressure which makes the mass education campaign in

the Incaltation of the rudimenta China,

of education seem of little use.

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The teaching of the use of better farming implements, modern agr cultural methods, village self- government, and of how to organise co-operative societies, and other reform measures. will com

and a much greater following.

line.

R47 Leung U San on June 8, 1938. Lt D. H. FitzGerald, I. Gʻds,, to be It is this which leads the workers Strength. The following have A.D.C., to the 0.0.C., N. Ireland | in adult education to strike a new been taken on the strength of the Chinese Company as from the dates shown against them:-

Diat," (June 1).

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Mr. Yen moved the headquar ters of the Chinese National. Ag- sociation for the Promotion of Mass Education from Peiping to the villages at Tinghsien. Hopel. Since then. the Association, Instead of campaigning for Fass

ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY- Constables: R7 Fong Iu Ping.

Capt. E. F. Maúde is secd. Whilst R97 Wong Chung Pang. R24 Lo holding the appt. 0: Comdt., Man For. R12 Lim Nget Yoon. R33 Burmuda Militia Atry. (March 31, Lam Shiu 50, R99 Kwok Kin 1937). Kwong, R31 Bau Ka Ying. R100 The follg. Capts. to be Mals-teaching in big cities, has been Kwok Kan (May 8: R95 Ho Thong (substituted for the notifn, in the centering its effort in the educa Chol (May 13); RIB Lai Ching Fan Gazette of May 31):-W. J. Cooper tion of farmers and in agricultural R16 Yan Kwong Yin R35 Leung (May 1); J. V. Truscott and re-improvements until the Japanese Wing Cheong. R53 Lin Ka Shing mains "seed., with precedence next invaders temporarily disrupted the

May 15), and R23 Lau Wing Shing above Maj. W.. Crawford (May 23)

whole schedule last summer. (June 17).

·Capt, C. J. G. Dalton is" secd, for Training Course (Part II)--The serv. on the Staff in India (June undermentioned members of the 18); Lt. A. D. Nelson is seed. whlist Chinese Company will attend Chi-holding the appt. of Asst. Instr., nese Company Headquarters for The Mill, Coll, of Science (May 12); Part II of Training Course on Lt (D.O.) E. Hookey is placed on Tuesday, June 21 at 17.15 hours: the h.p. list on account of ill-health

Constables R7 Fong Iu Ping. H13 (May 25). Tang 8hlu Hung. R16 Yan Kwing] CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS Yin, R18 Lal Ching Fan R24 Lo Lt. Col. V. E G. Guinness on Man Pok. R31 Bau Ka Ying. P53 completion of four years' serv, as a Lin Ka Sing, R33 Lam Shiu So, R35 | Regti. Lt.-Col.. is placed on the h.p. Leung Wing Cheong, R75 J. An-1st (June 7); Maj. C. G. Cardew thony Tim. R76 To Poon Ying. R82 to be Lt.-Col (June 7), Stern Ha, R89 Hung Woon Man. The follg. Capts. to be. Majs. R93- Shiu Hung Yim. R$5 Ho Tong (June 8)—R. L Brown, &. W. Chol/R97 Wong Chung' Pang. 899 | Joslin, M.BE, BA.. A.MI. Mech. E.. Kwok Kin Kwong and R100 Kwok Bt. Maj. E. I C. Jacob, B.A., M. R Kan

Jefferis, M.C., F. C. Nottingham, J Training Course (Part I).-AU H. S. Fea, F. C. W. Fosbery, Bt. recruits of the Chinese Company Maj. A. J. de Pury, M.B.E., J.. F. will attend Central Police Station Farewell, J. H.. Boyd, F. D. Mann, on Thursday, June 23 at 17.30 P. F. Whitę. BA.. P. A. Clauson, hours for Part I of Training Course |M.B.E, N. E. V. Patterson, K. W. under LS.R. 30 Thong Po Hing. de Watteville, R. B. Emerson, D.

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ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS The follg. Capts to be Maja. (June 8)-W. Scott, R. W, Morgan. FOOT GUARDS"

I. G'da.--The follg. Li. are secd,

INDIAN COMPANY Training Course (Part I).-The undermentioned members of the Indian Company will attend Indian Compary Headquarters for Part II) for serv, 00 the Staff:-H.. B. of Training Course on Tuesday. | Phillpotts (May 30); D. H. Fitz- June 21 at 17.30 hours under L8R. | Gerald (June 1). 214 Channan Bingh:-

INFANTRY

Constables R230 B. Singh, R232 The Bur-Capt. F. W. B. Parry K. Mohamed, R233 A. A. Pipe, R236 is placed on the hp. list on account H. G. Mohamed, R243. A. Ghani,jof Ill-health (June 1), .... R247 B. Ram, R249 8. Singh: R252 Lan, R.-The follg. Lts. to be

F. Mohamed, R235 A. Singh, R288 Capts. (Feb, 18):-B. J. Landrock H. Singh, R293.G. Singh, R294 A. and remains secd., J. P. Williams. Rehman, R244 G. Sarwar, R237 K. Loyal R-Lt. G. Rimbault, MC... Bachos, R295 F.. Khan, R208 F. is seed. whilst holding the appt. of Alam, R296 8., Omar and. R300 B. Asst. Instr., Small Arms Sch. (May

23)

Singh.

Training Course (Part D All R.W.K-Capt. J. M. Hayeraft is recruits of the Indian Company secd. whilst holding the appt. of will attend No. 2 Police Station on [Instr., Small Arms 8ch, (May 24). Thursday, June 23 at 17:30 hours

for Part I of Training Course un- der P.S.R.274 Mohd Khan. Dress: Mufti.

ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS

Lt. (Q-Mr.) P. Hodgkinson to be Capt." (Qr.-Mr.) (Juns 6). QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S IMPERIAI FLYING SQUAD

MILITARY NURSING SERVICE Sister M 8. C. Chambers re- Instructional Patrol-An In-"

tires receiving a gratuity (June 6). structional patrol for members. of

--- ESTABLISHMENTS the Flying Squad will be carried out on Friday, June 24, 1938. All The Mil. Coll of Sefence.-LA, A. members will parade at Central D. Nelson, RA, to be Asst. Instr Police Station at 17.15 hours. (CL GG) (May 12). Dress: White Uniform, and Cap with White Cover.

Sch. of Anti-Airemit. Def-The follg. Capts, to be Capt, Indra, in Gunn, (Cl. EE), RA. Wing. (ApH): 1:-D. W. Bannister, RA, E. B. Lindsay, RA.

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EMERGENCY UNIT RESERVE 1st Aid Instructions. First Aid Instructions will be given by Inspector (R) W. V. Field at the Lt. Cal. H. L. F. Dimmock, O.B.E., EUR. Club on Friday, June 24 at hp.. late, RA, retires am ret, pas 17.30 hours. All members are re-(June 8); L. R. Scott-Moneriaft, quested to attend.

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