Nanking, Aug. 12, Determined to wipe out illiteracy, the Ministry of Education has arranged for the extensive promotion of {ree education among adults, to include instruction in simple Chinese char-
convenient, training in people's self jean give subjects, When defence also will be given. The pro= gramme is to be completed within six years, after which all adults will be expected to be able to read and writ imple Chinese and to have a fair Jamount of the common knowledge required of a modern citizen—Central
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