London, one 16, Mr. J. H. Thomas to-day assumed his new post as Secretary of State for the Dominions.
Up to the present Lord Passfiet? has carried out the combined during of Secretary of State for the Domi tions and Coldnics. These offices have now been separated, Lord Passfield continuing as Secretary of State for the Colonies only.—Rewter, Franxrurr, June 17.—The Prussian Minister of Sciences, Avt and Education has appointed Herr Schueler, professor. of oriental inguages at the Frankfurt Univers: ity's Oriental Seminary, to take aver the post of Acting Director off the Frankfurt China Institute as successor to the late Professor Richard Wilhelm who died in March, last. The new appointee who is a theologian by vocation has been active in China as ani and has published a China with special regard to Shane tong—Trans-Ovgan Kuo Min,
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