Reports from unofficial but reliable sources state that Marshal Director of the S.A.D. was to have Chang Heueh-liang is donating the gates, which lead from the}$100,000 for relief of the poor and SAD. to' the Chinese city, pulled down.
Mr. Chien, his successor, not at all anxious that the SAD. should be incorporated with the Chinese city as, if that were to happen, Mr. Chien would have 4o look elsewhere for a job.
So he is now agitating to have the gates replaced., The gates are, as it were, a symbol of the sanctity of his seigneurial rights. Meanwhile the foreigners, ook on and wonder what is to be] the ultimate fate of their gates. destitute in Peking this winter. It ig understood that the Mongolian Princes are also donating large sums—Reuter, _THE committee appointed to "i sider measures for the preservation of China's ancient treasures has met in Peking and records. th: there are still many valuable relies in the vaults of the former Chins dynasty. It was agreed that a catalogue of these should be made.
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