In my last letter, I mentioned the precarious condition of the Han-Yeh-Ping Tron Ca, It has" Just. been reported, that the, manager of the Tayeh Iron Mines, in order. to it possible to carry on, has borrowed from a Japanese' bunk the huge sum of $8,500,000, to be paid back in 17 years. This no doubt means that, in the course of a little more tim of the valuable Faye will fall into Japane:
Wuchang has recently been visited by a party of students from a college in Tokyo. They made the round of the three cities, visiting the chief educational institutions and factories, and then proceeded north to Peking and Tientsin, A return visit is shortly to be made to Japan by a party of students from China. Two representatives have been selected from each of the five Government Universities in Wuchang. They will shortly go to Peking to join the party.
The number of Chinese students from Hupeh who are studying at universities in Germany is 18. letter has just been received from them by the Bdueation Bureau, complaining that the rise in the cost of living got them into great difficulties, The matter was laid before the Provincial Assembly, who after some discussion decided to send financial help, and to allow the sum of $10,000 per annum for expenses, Al Spread of Red Literature. reported that a parcel, containing Communist and revolutionary literature, has been intercepted at the Wuchang post office by inspectors from the yamen, The parcel was sent from Chungking, and addressed to the Normal University. Mr. Cheng, the Head of the Education Burea has sent orders to the heads of" all government schools, requesting them to look out "for such manifestoes, and to prevent their circulation among students.
On the other hand, a branch of the AntiImperaliam Society Just about to be established fu Wuchang, with the full approval of the authorities. Mr. C'heng Shih, the Principal of Chung Hwa University, has arranged for a big meeting of most of the educational and Hankow, and they are to dis thing up of a branch of this Society in Wu-Han.
This Anti-Imperialist Society originated recently among a group of Members of Parliament Peking. Its object is to protest against the oppression of China by the imp po chief whom no doubt are England and Japan, Branches of the society are being established in every import fant centre in China, 'A. well-known robber from the Chingchow region has just been caught in Hankow. His name is 'Trang Mao-tsi, and he' has been annoying the people around Ching-chow for a considerable time, is said he has accumulated considerable wealth by his depredations. The police have been on his track for some time, but had hitherto boon unsuccessful in hunting him down, But recently he wa traced to Hankow, where no doubt he had come to spend some of his ill-gotten gains, and was arrested in a teashop. He will be taken back to Chingehow for execution.
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