problem, Dr. Sileock said year's students appear to be fairly proficient. But he again emphasized the supreme need of & good know-Tedae of English before a Chinete is sent here.
Two young Chinese at Manchester. of the 1994 croup. Mr. Chang of Peiping and Mr. Chue- of Tientsin. thave invented an extraordinarily Interesting machine, by which they hope to combat the Yellow River's terrible tendency to flood, 'Water is forced under great pressure over beds of emery" sand in ass pipes, and the behaviour of the sand' is carefully studied. When the machine is perfected it fs "hoped "that it will afford accurate Ruidence to the differ-tent streseer which the Yellow River bhat to bear and thus simplify the work of taking precautions.
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