The Archive · 1934

British Minister Back in Peking

Peking, Apr. 24.

Sir Alexander Cadogan, the British Minister to China, and Lady Theodosia, returned here to-day from a brief visit to Tientsin—

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Hokaiyu and Yunshan, a distance of 70 li, The total length of the Hines is put at 280 li. In addition, there is a total length of more than 600 i of sub-lines that connect the various areas within the district. To operate these lines, there are now "ten big electric machines and) 76 connecting machines. A net of! telephone lines has been maintained throughout the district, The old fashioned roads have disappeared and wider trid better roads have been constructed in the city. At present, with the glory of the spring at its full, trees and grass planted beside these roads reflect the modern municipal _atmosphé In the suburbs a large piece of ground, decupying 600 mow of land, was opened up for agricultural experiment. This is also an important factor in the economic recovery of the rural areas which have been ravaged by Red bandits for some have been stimulated by the mover ment. On April 19, Mr. K1 Hsing, educational commissioner of the province, instructed all principals various schools here, to further the new movement.

All civilian 'oMcials of various government departments here have been ordered to concentrate at the Honan Public Playground on April 20 to be inspected by the Honan Chair man, Gen. Liu Chih,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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