Britain Considers Spending It on Chinese Educatiun London, Aug. 17.
In the House of Commons to-day 4 question was a: as to whether, in view of the example of France, Japan and the United States, Great Britain would divert the future Boxer indemnity to payments to the Chinese for education.
Mr. Harmsworth _(Under-Secretary to the Foreign Office) said the question was being most carefully considered. Ho emphasized the difficulty, in view of the urgency of national economy, but the Government proposed to appoint a committee to deal with the subject soon.—Reuter.
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