Missionary Released by Szechuan Bandits Chengtu, Feb. 10, 'News hus just come of the' capture by brigands of the China Missionary Society missionary, Mr. Willesden.
Mr. Willesden and his party were captured near Mienchow, North Szechuan, on February 5, while turning to a lonely station, It is stated that the party were released within 24 hours following a lecture preached by -Mr. Willesden to the tors. "Thirty of the demonstrators have been arrested.—Reuter's Pacific Ser Ar a dinner given at the Hangchow Y.M.C.A. by the Hangchow Returned Students' Club, Mr. N. 8, Chi, the new Commissioner Education for. Chekiang, gave some interesting figures concerning edueation in his province, There were, said Mr. Chi, about 10,982 schools of higher primary grade and below, middle sehepls and 3 colleges in Chekiang, of the students there were about 489,470 in the primary schools d_kindergartens, 14,990 in the idle schools and less than 1,500 in the colleges. The total percentage the population of this province in the schools now is abou. 1.7, which, of course, did not, mean thay all the rest were illiterates,. The total expenditure for the education of young boys. and girls is. only. represented a little over nine Rey, cent. of the total-provincial Zeyenie, which, "Snstitutions who, like our own, havel —Reuter's Pacific Service. the Kuomintang and the lbrigands.—Reuter's Pacific Service, was about $14,268,000 a. year,
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