Proposed Amalgamation of Three Leading Concerns With a view to meeting keen competition on the part of foreign match manufacturers and prevent~ ing the monopoly of the Chinese match industry by Swedish mer chants, Mr. 0. $. Lieu, chairman of the Kiangsu Match Factory Owners Association and a member of the Shanghai Municipal Council, and a number of leading Chinese match manufacturers have drawn up a scheme by which it is hoped to thwart the efforts of the foreigners. This provides for the amalgamate of three of the largest Chinese match-making concerns, viz Cen Sen, Chung Hun and Yung Chang, and the promoters hope that, with the joint finances of these concerns, they will be powerful enough to meet all foreign competition.
The Yung Chang Ca. is at present the largest company of its kind in China and it has factories in Shanghai, Pootung, Chinkiang, ete. The Chung Hua comes next in size and the Cen Sen third. When amal-smoted, the new company will have 'a capital of $9,000,000 and its head office will be at 38 Avenue Edward 'VII. Business will be carried on under the title of the Tah Chung Dah (Great China) Match Ca. and branches will be established in all} large cities of Kiangsu Province. ditions.
'A recommendation by the Chinese Education Oficer, supported by the Superintendent of Education, that the teaching of English be introduefed into the curriculum of the District Primary Schools was consider-
Having regard to the fact that 'a lack of knowledge of the English Tanguage may prove to be a considerable handicap to students at-1g schools within the Settlement in the case of their subsequently transferring to the secondary schools, or alternatively being required to take up employment upon leaving the Primary Schools, members were prepared to endorse the recommendation that teaching the English language should be in-eluded in the curriculum on the ground of its admittedly high vocal tional value to all classes and nationalities residing in Shanghai.
Tu a report submitted, the Superintendent of Education _al-Tuded to the existing system under which residential quarters were provided for the, teaching clerical staffs of the District Primary Schools. He pointed out that this' practice involved a departure from the Council's terms and conditions of service for its educational staff and had an important bearing on the cost and planning of the new school buildings, the plans of which were being prepared.
The Superintendent stated that at present married quarters are
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