National University in Peking Closed for Lack of Fund.
Peking, Oct. 15.
The National University of Peking has not opened this autumn and does not show any signs of opening. 4 It is understood that the majority of the students have not returned to Peking since the vacation, 'The reason for the closing of the University presumably is lack of funds as 15 months' salary each is owing to the professors, ineluding, foreigners.
The teachers of other Government schools are also much in arrears as regards pay.—Reuter.
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