The Archive · 1934

DANISH FARM (PLAN FOR CHINA Visiting Authority Recommends

"Ca-operatives' and Denmark, though sects, liar agricultural riy" diferent in many' re: conditions, and China could benefit vastly" by. adopting some. of the measures' which have enabled the Danes to solve their farm problems." This assertion wan made. yesterda by Dr. Peter Manniche, x Danish educator and agricultural expert, Whois in Shanghat on a Tecture 0

It may be said that the foremost

is better means of transportation, need of Chinese agriculture to-day Dr. Manniche said. "Secondly, China-has an overwhelming amount of small farming, the adoption of, ce-operative system like the Janish would be of untold benefit to the individual farmers. In cooperatives, they could better connect their markets and be relieved, individually, of commercial sponsibility."

Dr, Manniche came to Shanghai on Friday evening from' Wasih where he had spent several days at the Kiangsu Provincial College. Previously he lectured at Hongkong and at Lingnan University, and on 1 at Lingnan University, and. on Saturday he left for Nanking, where will five several, talks. He proposes to continue'

Peking to address groups university students there and will return to Denmark by way. of Canada and the United States, lecturing en route.

The visitor is President of the International People's College Elsinore, near Copenhagen. He tone of the leaders in the Danish folk high school movement.

Mr, Faison C. Jordan, who for more than two years has been mana zer of the Peking office of the British-American Tobacco Ca., left last} jwoek for his new post in Hankow. 'Mr. Jorda: was exceedingly popular. in' Peking society, made many Chinese as well as foreign friends, all of whom will miss hi Mrs, Jordan and the children continue to reside in Peking until the end of August, Spanish War Veterans, their annual "get together" dinner in the main assembly room of the American Club, the dinner follow

oticers elected for the year 1994, the installation of the camp The local Spanish War Veterans camp issu hat organisation in that of the remaining 67 members 29 are Chinese, this owing to the fact' that prior to 1906 both Chinese and Japanese were regularly enlisted in the stewards department of the navy, The Commander for the year 1984

ime maw veteran, and now owner att Charon "E. Pirey anal of the Presto Radio-Battery Service in Race Course Road, Mr, Roy W. Squires, of the Nanking Road firm of Messrs, Squires Bingham, a veteran of the land forces during the Filipino Insurreetion, was installed as Senior Vieecommander, and Mr. Ah Sing, a wearer of the coveted Dewey Bledal, 'a3 Junior Vice-commander.

Mr. Harry Varnum was ree elected as Adjutant for 1934, and Mr. Shung Shing as Quartermaster.

Maj. Chauncey P. Holcomb, well-known local attorney, was appointed by the Washington headquarters of the national organisation as National Aidede-Camp, relieving Capt. William Van Buskirk, who now in the United States.

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