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TO BUILD UP CHINA'S EDUCATION.

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UNIVERSITIES SOON TO BE REOPENED.

MORE U.S. MARINES

COMING.

(Continued from Page 1) THE NORTHERN ARMIES.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

I

MANILA RAILWAY

EXPANSION."""

MORE ROLLING STOCK ON

ORDER..

Due in December.

The new equipment is expected. to reach the islands not later than December. Mr. Paez explained that it is intended to take care of the company's future needs.." The locomotives, coaches and freight ears will be used on the north main line.

The Manila Railroad Company Why Thoy Retreat,

bas placed an order with its New NATIONALIST PROGRAMME.

The complate collapse of the York purchasing agent for the Interviewed by a reporter of a morale of the Northern armies purchase of three giant locamo- vernacular paper yesterday. Mr. must be manifest now when the tives of the 3-cylinder type, six Chung Wing-kwong, one of the Communists and Nationalists are new coaches and 50 freight cars, seven directors in the Department merrily fighting one another and it is learned from Jose Paez, gene- of Education of the Nationalist still have energy enough to pushral manager of the railroad com- The agent has been told to call and Government, who is on his way to up the Peklag-Hankow and the pany, reports the Manila Bulletin. Nanking, sinted, hat the ten-Tientsin Pukow Railways

throw the Honan and Shantung for bids at once with the usual porary office. of the Depart ment of Education would be armies into retreat, comments the instructions regarding award to N.C. Daily News. The military the most advantageous bid for the for the tinij Shanghai being; but when things in Nan-material that the Southern gen- equipment and materials desired. king were more or less settled erals are using has generally been The entire purchase la estimated Assumed to be the worst in China. at more than Pesos 500,000 and they would move to that city,

A foreigner who was in Soochow a will complete similar equipment The first step taken in the way few days ago conversed with the bought last year. The three new of reorganising education barefooted, ill-equipped rabble at engines bought last year, were re- China would be to re-open all the the station and found that they gently mounted and were tested universities that have been closed were a wholly unorganized horde laat week ready to be placed on in the past few months, owing to of riff-raft from no less than 14 the main north line. They also political or Anancial difficulties, provinces, adventurers all, with are, of the 3-cylinder type. or to agitation. on the part of the no more enthusiasm for the famous students or workers.·

three principles than any of us has. The most notable names in the Tang Seng-chi is advancing upon list of universities that have Chengchow, if all reports are to closed their doors recently are the be accepted, with just this kind of

(the Canton Christian College

a Ilunanese organization; and, Ling Nam College), the South-from what we know of Chiang Kai- Eastern University in Nanking, shek's army, we should never have the Man Wah University in Wu- dreamed of pitting them against chang, the St. John's University in the calloused Shantung forces of

The 3,000 tons of 65-pound ralla Shanghai, the Shan Ar University Chang Chung-chung, or the highly in Changsha, and the Kinling Un disciplined and well equipped placed with the Bethlehem Steel: versity in Nanking,

Sun Chuan-fang soldiery. There Corporation of Philadelphia are seems to be no doubt that the intended to replace those of a Northernera have made up their branch line also on the north line. minds that they are beaten and Mr. Paez said the company has that their confidence has collapsed just completed putting in the utterly. Loyalty and good faith heavier 65-pound rails on both | are dead among them. Their main lines, north and south, and whole concern, when a war starts, in some of the branches to suit is with watching one another to the newly bought heavier engines. make sure that unit "A" does not He spid, however, that no par- get a chance to run before unit chase of more rnils is planned in

run. The the near future. "B" is ready to

This railway company, founded enormous sums that are spent upon ammunition and equipment, and operated by British interests, AT ABERDEEN ON SATURDAY guns and aeroplanes, might just was sold to its present owners at

It is announced that a dragon as profitably have been thrown the time of the Great War. boat race meeting, associated with into the Yellow Sea ns spent upon the celebration of the Dragon soldiers who have no faith in their Boat Festival, will again be held officers or in one another. We are this year, although shorn of muca not taking sides but are simply Chinese opinion echoing fixed of the splendour of former years

assert that 22 when

few when there was much more in- fluential support, extended to divisions of Shantung and Honan

troops could swarm 07er South and put the "Nationalist" armies to fight with the greatest ease. Nothing, however, can make a unit fight when it is convinced that its officers are "duds," that defeat is inevitable and that the enemy is spiritually right and entitled to victory.

Mr. Chung concluded by saying that, following the re-opening of the above-mentioned seats of learning, a general meeting of all the educationists in China would be called, to draw up a programme of educational projects for China.

DRAGON BOAT RACE

than is the case now.

On Saturday afternoon, it is stated, a few boats, the exact number of which is not yet known, will compete in races to be held at

Aberdeen.

When the promoters of the old Ming Ynen Garden enterprise were still in business a few years ago, 1 was the custom to have the races held off their gardens "at North Point; when purse strings were readily untied to provide prizes for the winning team. Since then, the Colony has fallen on len'n times,) but enthusiasm persist among!

we

OUR BREAK WITH RUSSIA.

the

the fighermen of Aberdeen, who RYKOFF TALKS OF "PRELUDE

will again this year carry on the traditions of the village. They have prepared two boats for the races, and there are hopes that other boats from Shaukiwan will Join in the contests. In any case, the Chinese public are making a holiday on Saturday, and promised some good sport if they go to Aberdeen.

SOVIET PLOTS.

(Continued from Pupc 1.)'..

are

definitely and in detail how our

TO WAR."

Moscow, June 1.- The rupture is a prelude to war in the present international situa tion, therefore, it is pregnant with grave compucations.....To this danger of war the Soviet Govern ment upposes a steady policy of ence," said M. Rykott, the Presid

MAJOR SHOT BY IIIS WIFE.

A SCOTTISH TRAGEDY.

London, May 7-Asking her neighbour to stay with her until the police came as she had shot her husband Major William Leat gate last night sent her son to gate, an ex-army, officer, Mrs. Led- fetch the police.

The tragedy happened in furn- ished apartments at Ayr, where the Major and Mrs. Ludgate, their three sons and two daughtera lived on his return from India. The Major was an Irishman, and died in hospital. His wife was born in India of English parentage.

She was arrested to-day and was charged with shooting and causing fatal wounds.

Messrs. A. S. Watson and Co., Lid, advertise that all departments will be closed on Friday, June 3 and Monday, June 5 The Hongkong Dispensary will be open for the dis nt of the Council of Commissars, penising of prescriptions from 10 a speech on the Anglo-Soviet dipa.m. in 1 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to lomatic rupture, which he unde ut | 7.30 p.m. on these days. On Satur

day, June 4, all departments will be a plenary session in Bloscow.

Kykoll gave as instance the nets open as usual.

of "counter-revolutionary usptomnge

by England' in Russia, but the So-

vet had made no use? over it, LATE ADVERTISEMENT.

foreign policy towards China it was not considered that these should he conducted." he writes,ets warranted a diplomatic dis- because the International situa-pute. tion is a very delicate one,"but from what I have already written

le concluded by stating that the

reatives of intelligence will be able rupture would hurt Britain more

to form an idea of my views on dian it would Russia-Reuter.

what our foreign policy should be.

"I have just one ting else to

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ay and that is to warn the Japaa-PHILIPPINES EXPORTS. HOW MUCH DO YOU

ege not to be content with merely

listening to pleasant words about

their relationship with the Chin-

ese, but to keep their eyes glued

on the cold. prosaic happenings in

Chinn to-day, and on the real

MARCH SETS HIGH RECORD.

Washington, May 24-The de-

facts of the situation, for only partment of commerce reported thus can an accurate policy be to-day that Philippine exports in formulated and a grave catns-Muren, 1927, reached a value high? er than during any other month trophe be averted."

since 1920 and considerably larger than during March lust your. The sugar shipment was as heavy as normal and the value of copra and coconut oil was much larger than

si!.

POET'S CORNER.

POTTED NONSENSE.

The report for the quarter Philip- How fragrant the streams of Hong-snows exports from the

pines valued at Pesos 95,000,000 76,000,000 compared with Pesos

kong's Fair Iale!

(By "fair islo" I don't mean

awenter)

a

Though you sweat it is truc, Till you're red, white and blue, Or the forecast denotes 'twill be wet-1

ter!

How wondrous the life out at Iong-

kong's Shok-01

(By Shek-O I don't mean a topes) Though the heat is so bad, It drives you quite mad, In fact, one or two folk have gono

dopoy.

How swift is the life of the service

cadou!

(By "service" I don't speak of

tennis)

Though he works liko the deuce; Wears plus-fours-somewhat loose,

for the first quarter last year. Imperta for the quarter were Posos 4,000,000 less than dur- ing the first quarter last year. Imports of cotton cloth during the month of March, however, were a million pesos greater than during February of this year.

United States exports of iron to the Philippines showed improve- ment. The export of automobiles, wheat and flour to the islands de- creased. The difference between exports to the Philippines from the United Statos and importa from the Philippines by the United

And, if rubbed the wrong way, in a States for March was Pesos 2,900,-

menace!

Morox.

000 in favour of the Philippines.

KNOW?

TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.

The following general know- ledge paper has been taken from the Daily Express.

Answers, for those who need them, will be found on Page 12 of this issue.

1-How large are the figures on

the face of Big Bon?

2. What is the Trial of the Pyx, and where does it, take place? 3.What is the present approxim-

nte population of the earth? 4-Why is a policeman called a

"peeler"

5.--What "arc the "Bearing

Forties"?

6-What is a gimbal?

+

7-Which is the greater distance through the earth, at the Poles, or at the Equator? 8.Who invented the saxophone? 3-Where und what is London

Stone?

10-What is undoratand by the

"Sicilian Vespers"?

11. From which of Shakespeare's plays is the largest number of quotations made?

12.-What is the meaning of a'

"Parthian Shot"?

13-Who said "Anything but his- tory, for history must bo false?"

14.-Who was Mr. Bolin?

15. What is a vamp?

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1927.

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