The Ministry of Education has obtained permission from the Empress-to expend Tls. 2,000,000 in ing eight schools: literature science; foreign languages; agricaltare; medicine; commerce; engineering, It is probable that the College of Agriculture will be established in some suitable place outside the capital where practical demonstration may be had. "The iden of H. E. Chang Chih-tung, Comptroller-General of the Ministry of Education, is to enable Chinese students who have already gained " partial education in any of the before-mentioned subjects to complete their studies in China without going to foreign countries, The premises of the proposed ry. will be built in foreign style and high salaries. will be paid for competent and experienced teachers. Large tracts of Government land have been laid aside by the Chinese Government for the par ose, and building will be begun before the end of this year, so that the univer ty may be opened in 1910.
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