It has been recently decided that the annual athletic meeting of North China—Chihli, Shansi, Shantung, Honan and the three Eastern Provinces—will be held in Kaifeng city next year. The General Secretary of the Association was in Kaifeng a short time ago and he, together with Government School Principals, was received by the Civil and Military Governors. An effort is being made by the Commissioner of Finance to raise an adequate sum of money to defray the necessary expenses.
A'telegram was recently sent to President Hsu by the Honan students' Union protesting against Mr. Chiao and requesting the Government to yon ove him from office because of the recent fracas in which teachers and students of the Government schools in - Peking and Anhui were injured by the troops. A similar telegram was sent to all Student Unions in China, _new-paper offices and every kind of organization.
The supply of good drinking water for Kaifeng has always been a serious problem and at times a matter of deep concern. At present a City Water Company is in process of formation which should prove a great boon to the capital. Some Chekiang merchants are at the back of the proposal and they are starting with a capitalization of $600,000. The sanction of the local administration has not yet been obtained.
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