Hangchow, March 10.
Feeling continues to run so high between the pupils and masters of the Normal and Middle schools that the principal and vice-principal of former have signified to the Educational Association their intention of resigning. - Later, it is reported, that owing to the fact that the students of the Normal school have returned several days before the scheduled day for opening Mr. Koh Deen-kiu has definitely resigned, saying to the Educational Commis: sioner that he has no authority over the boys, and things can not go on as they are.
At a second meeting of the Merchants' Guild, convened to take the place of that broken up in wild confusion on Sunday, the exchange question got as far as deciding that Promissory notes must be allowed a 30 days', at least, "sight" before cashing. It was impossible, they said, to cash at 10 days' sight, as demanded.
Following the Chinkiang precedent, the Board of Conimuncations is taking up the telephone system of the city, whose capital is about $30,000, to be developed on a larger scale.
Mulberry trees are to be planted in groat numbers, and the silk-worm,] trade to be pushed forward by every means in order to bring the silk trade to yet further perfection. The, Treasury and Industr officials have issued orders to this effect to all the local magistrates.
Seren or Borsnevis.
March 12.
The Students' Union who say the situation throughout the country goes from bad to worse, call their units, as well as the Press representatives to meet to-day in a preliminary gathering to arrange some demonstration on a large scale. They add, in an address to their fellow-unionists that the Bolshevist movement is spreading so rapidly eastwards throughout China, and so much of their literature is being published in China that some cen-carted body of thought must be collected to meet the "New Thought" of Bolshevism, and determine how far it is to affect the student body.
chow, and a list of some 80 books, it This literature has reached Hang-is said has been suppressed by order from Peking.
A lengthy "apologia" is to hand from the students, saying that as much misunderstanding seems to be abroad with regard to their attitude towards their masters and principals they wish it to be known that as education is of first importance not likely that the transmitters of such would be held in disrespect, by their pupils; only, their country is even more to them just now than education; and, until some steps are taken by the Governuient, they feel they must continue the present attitude. ass
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