Two Students Killed, Many Injured Two students of the 42nd ncunicipal primary school (a Chinese Government school) in Hankow were killed last Friday, five ars reported still to be missing and scores injured, following the sudden collapse of the school building in which they were studying.
The school building had been mas condition for. some time past, it having been formerly fused asa billet for Government soldiers: who used the walls as a target during rifle practice. though the school authorities were aware of the dangerous condition of the building, says the Chinese press, they did nothing to repair it be: cause of financial diffeulties.
Last Friday morning over 100 students were in an upstairs class-
collapsed, burying under ris oom when suddenly, the, building '97 student? anda lady teacher. People from neighbouring houses and' some soldiers soon arrived on the scene and, with the assistance of the police, the students were
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