can 'There has been a distinct improvement in the city's newspapers, even though' the archaic system of censorship still is in vogue. This improvement largely is due to the splendid reports emanating fro office of the Foreign Minister at Nanking, which is always at the disposal of the press. Dr. C. T. Wang has been striving to enlarge the scope of vision of the ordinary run of Chinese, to make them see beyond their noses, to awaken in them consciousness' that China is no Tonger an ist nation but is fon the verge of playing an impo fant part in the concert of nat Consequently, daily statements ace being issued and made available to the public journals in all parts of the Nationalist territory.
Tt must not be thought that the news items given ow by the Foreisn Office are concerned with China alone. The secret treaty was popularly supposed France and Belgium had entered into was the topic of one article. Care to show that the report concerning fa tacit understanding had not been confirmed, but the public was advised to keep its eye on developments, for if the worst fears proved to well-founded, then the action vf these two governments was deplorable. This, because the spirit of the times does not favour treaties which have not been entered, into openly.
Until recently, no Carton newspaper had regularly subscribed to telegraphic service enabling it to) Procure news reports from other cities, but at least one local journal now has representatives in the principal cities of the land who send their most important despatches over the wires.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.