The conibined "Lester School and Henry Lester Institute of Technieal Education" when completed in September be an. imposing three-storey structure ranged on oth sides of a four-storey central unit and tower. Classrooms, labor-atones, workshops, library, museum room, dining hall, and kit-I be enclosed in the edifice, For which Messrs. Lester, Johnson Morriss drew the plans. The cost of the building is approximate Ty $1,000,000 and the equipment will satan, Gaganiare of about,000, including the latest test-Ing machines, workshop machine and Inboratory apparatus, The first Principal of the Schoo! and Institute will be Mr, Bertram jo, who arrived in Shanghai la September from England to prepare for the establishment of the institu ton Mr, Lillie holds a w.se. degree from the University of Lon-den, and also an asitce. He has variously been en as instruc for inthe Teehnieal College, Sundevland; the College of Technolony. technical College, Sun's Face Partially Covered on Chinese New Year's Morning In honour of the lunar New a prank here this (Peh. 18) morning Year, perhaps, the, moon will play by getting directly in front of the sun and trailing across its face in most impertinent manner. for the school, Mr in. the s. Conte Rosso for lard returns to Shanghai in May have appointed seven faculty The eclipse, if visible, will not be bers: the head of the Engineer total, in, Shanghai, but will leave Dapartment, the head, of the De-{worhirds of the sun unobscured at partment of Pui nees, 8 Ho'climax. itt will be total in other acturer in English, three workshop lets of the glop Wy. reason of the start in east, long over the Pacific, across the inter~ ational date line, it will end on 'TTuesday—the day before it begins!
At Shanghai the moon will rise ay 643 ins this Wednesday and the fan one minute tater. The heavenly bodies will each Shey. will tangle" The middle oF across the sky. and. at 7.02 Height of the eclipse will be reach-tate 750, when one-third of the Slow covey ame end At" sus, "Very. dank glasses oF Photographic. fin will "be needed Far observing it. comfortably, Teather: conditions "permit. of its observation.
At Manila the eclipse. ill be. two-thirds visible; beginning ong, halt visible; Beginning be fend '8.33: Hong-Rong, half visible; beginning before Montises middle 2.30, end, 830; Tsingtao, one-quarter ginning. ft, middle 788, end visible;
to the west Deging. before sunrise ofthe line "Amoy-Kalgan.. instructors, and a Registrar. 'These staff members "are expected to. arrive in Shanghai in Augost ar! September. They will be augment -by' several Chinese instructors, Including a Chinese language teach-
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