Tsingtao, May 5, An annowcement to-day that ace oned general regret was to the effect that the American Academy, which has been in existence here for the past four years and has made a valuable contribution {0 education in the Far East, would close its doors at the end of month, following the year orcin Mrs. Elizabeth he weasons for Jelosing the institution the "lack of whole-heartd support on the rt of the foreign community of Tsingtao and the inadvisability of ipuing in the face of a deficit which might be an increasing one if the wants of all the patrons were listened to.
The school was founded by Mr. Charles D. Giauque now in Americ: who disposed of it to Mrs, Dadise man in January of last, year. institution always has had a hard trugele since its inception and, in spite of the indefatigable efforts of Giauque, Mrs, Dadisman and others of the ineuity the Academy never reached an enrolment. that enabled it adequately to bear financial burdens.
Incidentally, it is claimed, the school is the only self-supporting. foreign institution in the Far East.—Reuter's Pacific Service, chuin has been toft 4o act as Com= mander of the Eighth Division, and General Lu-Chin-shan is to succeed in the double office of Assistant to the Tupan of Hupeh and General Me spector of the Upper Yangtze.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.