Along dry spell in this section has fended in a slow, cold rain. This mois ture is doubtless very welcome to the wheat but a heavier rain would put more water in the canals which are exceedingly low. For two days the Chinkiang launch failed to bring the mail due to low water.
Kaifeng, Apr. 22.
An Anti-Modernist Society has recently made its appearance in the city. Several young men and women are reported to have had their eloth-Ing destroyed by nitric acid. The local police have been ordered to arrest the culprits.
Gen, Liu Chih, chairman of the province, intends to invite Mr. Mel Lan-fang, famous Chinese actor, here to perform, in order to raise funds to relieve the famine stricken people fof Huahsien in Northern Honan. has instructed Gen, Liu Chuo-ching, police commissioner of Kaifeng city, fo put up posters in Chengchow, Loyang, Hsinsiang, Yencheng, and other cities along the Lunghai and Pinghan Railways in the province as publicity. Mr, Mei has telegraph ed the local political authorities, say-Ing that he will start for Kaifeng as soon as he can get ready, Statistics show that more than 16,000 hungry people of Huahslen come into the districts along the Lunghai and Pinghun lines to seek The Yellow River dykes in the Honan region will be heightened by two metres, and this work will begin. at the beginning of May. All the magistrates of various districts along the river have been ordered to direct farmers to carry out the work.
'A competitive examination for selecting students to go abroad for advanced study was held at the be-Binning of April. More than 60 students participated in the examina tion, and 19 of them passed. Most Jot them are going to study sclentife subjects.
New Life Movi vent Ju order to put the "New Lite Movement" into effect, the police here are now busy cleaning lot the city. A mas
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