The Hangchow auditorium, facing the beautiful West Lake and surrounded by distant hills, Is the place chosen by the five Chinese engineers ing institutes—the Chinese of Engineers, the Chinese In Electrical Engineers, the Chinese Institute of Industrial Chemistry, the Chinese Institute of Chemical' Eng Ineering. and the Chinese Institute. of Automotive Engineering, for the pening of their" joint annual con-
The Chairman of Chekiang Province, Mr. Wang Shao-hong spoke Wbout his attendance at the annual engineering conferences held Kwangsi last year and how it had made him realize that most trained engineers all flock to big cities for work and leave the rural work to those who are not so. well. trained. There is a great neod for qualified engineers in the small country towns.
Singapore, May 19, The Rajah of Sarawak said to-day thal the Royal Air Force is building a chain of acrodromes from Sarawak to Borneo intended for the "defence of imperial interests in the Pacife He added that these aerodromes, present only half finished, are' strategically fin portant in the defence of eastern Mayor Chow Zion-shin spoke a few words to welcome the members. to Hangchow. He said that thirty. years Jazo communications such ax railways and steamers in China were adnini= siered wholly by foreign engineers but now the important posts in tov ernment owned railways and steamers are being held by Chinese, This shows the advancement in engineer= in China, TO
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