From Our Own Correspondent, Hangchow, Mar. 3.
The President hes sent Mr. Sing Sin-ien with the New Year honours for the high officials, civil anq military. He arrived yesterday and was officially met at the static, and fared sumptuously at the Toban's in the evening. The ney Taotai yesterday took over the seals of office.
The price of gold yesterday fi) $1.50 an ounce. The price is noy $46 an ounce for best gold leaf, A deputation from America look into the Chekiang silk industry is expected here on the 28th.
The motor car company is doing a roaring trade on the new Malo from the city to Linyin.
Dr. and Mrs. Dansey Smith haya left for a short furlough.
A UNIVERSITY FOR CHEKIANG, Mar. 6, Peking has sanctioned Chekiang having its own university and Committee of officials, and educ. tionalists, representatives of the local gentry, has been appointed to collect funds for the initial build ings. Plans for equipping and staffing are to be made later.
The Old Military and Civil School of learning in the Van-Song-lin—most beautiful for situation—has been chosen as the site and the work of building up ha been divided into four and is tob spread over a period of six years.
The Assembly was to re-open er the 1st instant, but a quorum bad not arrived and so no busines could be done, The drivers of the motor-cars ae not yet an fait og to the rules of the road and on Sunday there was a collision at Beh-hoh-chiao wher not a few got scared and: shaken.
The schools and colleges are all commencing to-day after 35 dass China New Year holidays so the city is full of young life and ideals,
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