Shaohsing, July 19.
Some days ago the local Electric Light Ca, made Itself responsible to give a series of theatrical displays with the object of raising funds to provide another aeroplane to be resented to the country on the Aftieth birthday of the Generalissimo. Tue best talent procurable was invited from Hangchow and even Shanghai. Business was good for the first two days, but then there was a decided lack of Interest, judged by the attendance. When the show was over and accounts reckoned, instead of showing a handsome profit for this laudable end, there was a. very unexpected deficit, which the promoters have to shoulder, The tightness of money at the moment is shown by this and also the frugality of the people.
'Shaohsing schools sent a good number of pupils this year" to the central' examination for Junior and senior middle schools. The results will be known in a few days and are expected to be better compared with other year when certain papers were considered too dimeult "for the average student. Those who did not do well at the recent examinations are making the most of the holiday period by attendance at special summer schools conducted at two of the middle schools.
One notices a decided effort to also the teaching standard in this area as over 400 specially selected teachers are being given one month's Intensive training course. Hitherto only a small percentage of men have had this privilege. At the same time the physical side will not be neglected, special uniforms being worn and Heneral military discipline adopted. The trend of opinion in the country areas Is that it must be borne if the country is to be prepared to face greater sacrifices later, which people say, may come any day.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.