The students have been carrying on their political activities through the whole of the summer vacation, speaking in every nook and cornet of the country on the "Shangha affair," and collecting funds for the suking labourers there. In some: cases that have been brought to my attention their pronouncements have been definitely anti-Chi In an announcement recently given to the press the Students' Associ Vion has declared that, as the time for the re-opening of the schools and colleges approaches, their im. portant political duties having not yet been fully discharged, they have Gecided that they will attend -schoot bat one-half of each day, spending the other half-day in' patriotic endeavours!
'The Chinese Association for the Advancement of Education is holding ite annual meeting, which is T believe the fourth, in' Taiyuanfu. The opening meeting, which was addressed by Governor ¥en, was held on Monday the 17th. The buildings of the Shansi University have been placed at the disposal of the Association for the sessions. Delegates have arrived from pretty much all over China. "By-list-oners" whose credentials can' satisfy the committee are permitted to attend the sessions upon payment. of a fee. The general impression given is that the Association ix rather an exclusive body.
The Panchan Lama is at present in residence at Wutai Shan, his expenses having to be provided by the Shansi provincial government. These will amount in the end to quite a large sum. "We understand the Panchan Lama is finding rather difficult to endure the pri-initive conditions at Wutal Shan after his months of residence in Peking and other large cities, so is planning to return to the capital about the middle of September.
Mr. JO. Hutchison H.B.Ms Vice-Consul at Tientsin, has been temporarily transferred to Peking.
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