Tenghsien, although a small. place compared with, large cities, yet receelves representatives from nearly all provinces and from most of the large tities, as Hangchow, Soochow, Shang hal, Nanking, Peiping and Kiukiang '—trom Manchoukuo and even dis tant Yunnan, They come to the Seminary here. The first thing many cot these students have to learn Mandarin, but English 1s often their medium of expression when they frst arrive. The Christian church serves shave of unifying China.
In North Kiangsu Inspection as ordered from Nanking seems more atrlelly enforced than in Shantung, Tu Kiangsu all schools whether registered. or not are inspected as to hyalente facilities a5 (0 cur rlculum: Hospitals are also. inspected, and we hear private ears are 10 be' taken to certain centre for repair Inspections and general condition.
"The Lung-Hat Railway has purchased a Green Express that rivals the Blue which runs between Shang-hal and Pelpitg; but old admirers. of the Blue Express still think It take the blue ribbon.
The Lung-Hal, it Is reported, tost $9,000,000 during the recent Shensi Hsuchowfu, now called Tongshan (Brass mountain) has purchased ten acres for penitentiary and a 12-foot wall composed of stone and brick has been built round the plot.
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