Nanking, Feb. 1. gift from the League of Nations to China which will be prized, was announced to-day Avenol, Assistant Socrotaryprising serval hundred volumes, representing the complete publications the League since its organization in Ilo which he was instructed to present to the National Government fon behalf of the Leags 5 Iris learned that these publications cost aver $10,000, and the Kuo Min correspondent was informed that a complete set was difficult to obtain fat Uke present time, as many volumes were out of print—Kuo Min, Ix view of the renewed activities of pirates along the Kiangsu, Chekiange und Fukien coast, the Admiralty House had despatched gunboats to patrol the waters, it was learned on February 7 from an authoritative source that 11. M. Foxglove, despatched from Shanghai to that port on receipt of bad news, was diverted to Weihaiwei, wher she is to stand by pending the solution of the Chefoo difficulties.
No further word had been ceived at Naval headquarters here ut the change of itinerary of the Foxglove should be ample to quiet fears in the Settlement that there is any considerable danger ty
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