The Archive · 1933

Patriotic Gestures

Kaifeng is conforming with the rest of the country in joining. the patriotic movement for the purchase Jof aeroplanes. All members of the Lunghai Railway have decided to Jcontribute $100,000 in the current: month in order'to swell the funds for this purpose and are to contri-flute in the following ratio: those Jearning $20 per month are to give [three days' salary; $30 per month ive ix days' salar; month to give nine days? fon until $200 per month sala: to give a whole month's earnings to this scheme.

The People's Selt ion that. the plan attack [should be prepared and that its organisation' should be started. A large number of local primary jsehool-boys have contributed their pocket money to the funds for buy= ing aeroplanes.

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