The Archive · 1927

University's New Venture

The University of Hongkong proposes to establish a schoo! for the study of Chinese literature, philosophy andtaw, at a cost of $2,300, 000," This ambitious scheme Is, Jing vigorously pushed forward, Cecil Clementi, the Governor, is a keen student of Chinese and personally is interested in the The plans under consideration aim at giving Chinese students an opportunity for the intensive comparative study of and the Gth Red Armies away from Kiangsi, leaving behind the 3rd Army and the Independent 16th Division to defer the province, The came the military conferences Gen. Chu Poiteh, Sid Army, waa, ce-operation with Gon. Chiang Kai-shek through ths Intter's representatives at Hukuo. With the return of Gen, Chu Pel teh to Nanchang about the middle May, the Red colour of this province was gradually fading, and things were approaching with slow pace and groat difficulty to nor-

Besides, beginning from May, there were all sorts) of rumours current about the three-sided inva of Kiangsi by Gen, Chiang hek''s subordinates—Ho Chien from the south, Li Lich-chun and Nai Shih-huang from the east and Hsia Tou-yin from the w Tt was definitely reported that Gen, Li Lich-chun had entered Nanchang on May 20 and Hsia Tou-yin had rea ched as for as Tehan, one of ths midway stations of the Nanchang Kiukiang Everywhere in the city appeared notices forbidding arresting of people and the molest ug of foreigners. Now foreigners are freely to walk on the Bund without any trouble, At sent time, the whole province Kiangsi is quiet and all the com: vl] munistie party has fled from Kiuy lung. y for cadets in the Civil In a pamphlet prepared -Chancellor of the Uni Chinese for funds in order to realize these schemes,

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