Peking, Dec. 22.
Reuter's representative learns that the British Government has decided in principle to devote the future instalments of the British share. of the Boxer Indemnity to purposes mutually beneficial) to China and Britain.
Pending an official communication to this effect the Chinese Government has been informally notified of the intention of the British Government.—Reuter.
IMPORTANT SUGGESTIONS, London, Dec. 22.
Commenting on an announcement from Peking to the effect that "Great Britain has decided to devote the Boxer Indemnity to purposes mutually beneficial to both countries, "The Times" says that this is a wise and graceful act of far-seeing statesmanship. It deduces that the money Will be spent on the education of Chinese under British auspices and expresses the opinion that to quicken the best elements of Chinese traditions with British ideals not only demands money but careful forethought. The journal declares that the education should be thoroughly practical and given as far as possible in the country itself.
POST-GRADUATE WORK, The Mukden correspondent of "The Limes," in an article published this'morning, suggests that no better use could be found for a portion of the Boxer Indemnity than the endowment of a number of post-graduate scholarships tenable in Britain by Chinese students from the Straits Settlements and Hongkong. He emphasizes that China's greatest need at present is better transport facilities. He is sure that there are many Chinese engi-age students in Hongkong and the traits the would after graduating be glad to study road-making and other municipal enterprises in Britain. Similarly, the Government postal, telephone and telegraph administrations could offer openings to picked men who would return to their native eoun-; try imbued with the sound traditions of the British Civi] Service coupled with a technical knowledge of some special subject. It should not be difficult also to arrange the admission of a number of these endowed students to factories in Britain.
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