To show such sibilities it should be mentioned that aviation is no longer new to this land of lotus-eaters, and the number of licenced Chinese airmen is increasing. More than this, recently one of these in the Naval School of Foochow invented a kind of hy-drop lane which is now being tested by the proper authorities. Hence the extension of the Aviation School in Peking and hence the purchase of 100 odd new flying machines.
As regards architects and engineers, it is noteworthy that many returned students have organized themselves into partnerships or limited companies especially for doing architectural and engineering work. And as regards railway engineers it is on record that the unification of accounts over China's 6,000 miles of railways at present in operation which was first effected in 1915, has been pronounced excellent. An FEnglish railway expert in London refers to it as the Chinese system and recommends the South African Government to adopt it wholesale. Can there be better testimony Sous Distixauisuep Nases.
When Emperor Kuang Hsu the last Manchu dynasty ascended the throne, the first batch of Chinese students arrived in Great Britain and the United States. Since then this stream of educa-
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