China Flourishing Amazingly in Spite of Her Misrulers London, July 28.
Presiding at the annual meeting of the China Association to-day, Mr. David Landalle said that, except where fighting had been occurring, China had flourished wonderfully. It might be said that municipal government in many of the great cities and local government generally had been good. A great improvement would result if the people of China could rid themselves of the Military Governors who wasted the country's money on the upkeep of armies for personal aggrandizement and replaced them by Civil Governors.
The coming together of the North and South, if it proved permanent, was a great step towards unificatien and the establishment of a Central Government. The_political position; appeared much more hopeful than it had in many years. China was to be congratulated on the Washington Conference decisions.
The return of Weihaiwei should result in no hardship for those engaged in trade at that tort provided that it was recognized as a Treaty Port and kept open to foreign trade.
Mr. Landale thought that many persons who had written on the subject of the education of Chinese in this country had overlooked altogether the work of Hongkong University.—Reuter's Special Service. sounding titles" and the skeletons of 31 squadrons.
One thing we really have, however, and that is an airway chain of lighthouses from London to Paris. Night travelling has _become hardly more difficult than day, for the successive lights are continually in sight. The aerial signal stations are at, Croydon, Tatsfield Hill (Surrey) Cranbrook (Kent), Lympne, St. Inglevert (France) and Lo Bouget, which means Paris.
The light at Tatsfield is of 90,000 candle power, has a visibility range of 35 miles and is self-operating, only requiring annual attention. Even worn out mantles are replaced automatically.
It is expected that the recent successful passing of all applied tests by the British Brennan helicopter will make further spectacular advances in flying possible in the near future. This machine rises vertically into the air, instead of having to "taxi" over the ground. It can hover, practically stationary, in any wind up to 20 miles an hour, and can descend without horizontal motion and with engine let out. This means that the roof of any ordinary building can be utilized as a landing station. Doubtless we shall soon have for our money is "a number of high' 0ne—say on the Marble Arch!
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