Several Officials Appointed but Funds Not Yet in View Peking, Aw The Official Gazette to-day nounces that the office of Highways in Chibli, Shantunse Honan has been established at yang in accordance with the 'The native press is still endeavour= ing to stir up rancour ayainst Japan, A Wuchang paper publishes a Jong telegram from the Shanghai Mer chants' Guild to the Hankow Mer= chants? Guild, stating that last year during the distress caused by" the earthquake in Japan, the Chinese willingly subscribed funds to assist hours. Nevertheless, the ungrateful Japanese are stil doing their best to work mischief in Chi on January, 15, _1024, killing Chinese citizens (it is not tid which appointed Marshal Wu Pei-tu where) and spoiling Chinese trad '8% Tupan of this national enterprise..
Another article in a Hankow pap The new yamen was opened on complains that the foreigners ave August 5. robbing China of her stores of Gen. Chang Ching-hua, Director' mineral wealth. In particular, the of National Highways, has sent a evil-disposed Japanese are taking complaint to the Cabinet regarding away large quantities of fron-ore the Government's failure to provide from the Tayeh mines, Twelve funds regularly for the maintenance ships have been specially commis-of the Highways Department, and urging that funds be allotted as 0 'a8 possible, sioned to make trips to and from Japan to the Yangtze Valley for this purpose. the President in which he reports comseauiently have as much right to bureau at Sianfu to attend to roads in that province. He asks for of cial recognition of his provincial office, but adds that the expenses will be met by the provincial authorities. His idea is to work under the Han Yeh Ca. which owns the Tayeh mines, was in danger of becoming bankrupt, when it was taken up by Japanese' capitalists, the mines. put.
der Japanese managers and made the general scheme arranged Gen. Chang Ching-hua, while gi special consideration to the require ments of the province-—Reuter's Pacific Service.
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