Baxors and other armed forces in north Chahar and Jehol, kept by 2 foreign army in North' China, still number some 8000 strong, says, Peiping report to the "Shun Pao.
In addition to the increase in tax on rolled cigarettes, the Finance Ministry is going to ierease the consolidated tax on cement, matches, and cotton yarn, says the "Sinwanpao".
Acconoise to a report from Nanchang, Kiangsi, a gold mine has been discovered at Kanchow, covering 500 bby 3500 meters on the surface of the ground, says the "Chung Hwa Jih Pao."
"Tnt Chinese municipal authorities of Tienisin, according to the "China Times," have issued orders prohibit-Ing the circulation of treasury notes Issued by the East China Autonomous Council.
To accelerate the campaign for the eradication opium smoking in south Fukien, the provincial govern ment has decided to open 350 new clinics to give compulsory medical {reatment to some 30,000 addicts, Ar the request of the Ministry of Communications, all police author! tes have been instructed to assist in suppression of loller-carrying as regular occupation. All private pos flees were officially closed by law fu the perfection of the government postal system.
Acconpmwe to statistics recently issued, the Central faint last year put ut 46,800,000 half-cent copper coins: 303,680,000 one-cent pieces: 98:977,208, ye-cent nickel pieces; 12,001,000, ten-cent nickel pieces; and 49,119,002 20- tent nickel Bits, On April 1 being the 9th anniver ory' of the present organization the Ministry of Interior at Nanking, the Minister, Chiang Tso-pin, 9 held a reception for his stam in the morning. Since the removal of the capital from Peiping to Nanking, there have been" twelve different Ministers of Interior, A Mort. of Chinese boy scout, about one foot in height, with his Fight hand raising in salute, has been the Toeal Chinese boy' scout tions and will be presented (0 work for the welfare of Chinese bhoy scouts when he was the Mayor of Greater Shanghai Surce it Is unlawful for Chinese in Felping to operate dance-hahs, Japan ese dance-hall owners have been mak-Ing money from youthful dancers in the old capital. To discourage further violation of local police regulations, the authorities of the Peiping University have forbidden girl students to enter dance-halls under pain of exuilsion, says the "Ta Wan Pao."
Te Buddhist Association of Chino, at the motion of its Hankow Chapter, asking the National Government, through the Ministry of Interior, to exempt Its. property from taxation, The association claims that most of the premises owned by the Buddhist order are used by priests who have very little, if any, income; that what fever money is received is always used for religious and charitable pur~ poses; and that the temples are used for purposes of worship only.
Tw: popularity of Buddhism in China is indicated by the fact that there are 738,000 Buddhist monks and nung in the whole country, with the exception of Szechwan, " Honal Kiangsi, Anhwei and) Hunan, This figure is contained in statistics compiled by the China Buddhist Associ tion, "which further shows that monasteries and' convents in the country total more than 267,000. In addition to the large number of monks and nuns, Buddhist followers umber 3,690,000, Acconpixe to the "Ta Kung Pao" correspondent at. Hangchow, Mr. Shao Li-tsze, director of the Central Publicity Department of the Kuomintang, who Is now visiting that city, has given out a statement that, beginning on April 1, the work of pross censorship by the government, formerly managed by a number of government organs is to be directed by his department. Mr. Shao, formerly editor of the "Min Lih Pao" intends to be liberal hhis supervision of the press and asks for the ce-operation of the Chinese press for accuracy of fact In nows fo. as to enhance the value of the As a token of respect to Gen, Chiang Kai-shek, the acting chair man of the Chinghai Provincial Government has purchased "200 excellent ponies as pitts to the Generalissimo. These animals were brought (0 Lanchow on April 2 en roule to Shensi where they will be brought to Nanking by tran, Reronrs from Japanese source in 'Tsingtao, says the "Shun Pao," slate that Gen. Han Pucehu, Governor of Shantung, may order the detention of any Huilung Aviation Corporation aeroplane found in 'Tsinan in Culture, 'The' Hultung Corporation, a Sino Japanese concern, has never been registered by the Ministry of Com munications in Nanking. asst pas senger service concern, Ix the province of Shansi, North hina, where T resided for 40. years in charge of hospitals, writes Dr, H, Edwards in "The Times" cases of children. who had been recently attacked und bitten by wolves were Drought for treatment, and others who had been bitten in the face and left with distguremont were oc~ casionally seen. A' friend writing in November last describing a journey had. taken to the north' of the Province to sce patients sald:—"One of the first cases we saw at Taichow was a tiny boy whose check had been" torn open by a wolt! Fortunately the: wolves of Shansi do Rot go about in packs and T have wer seen more thit tw" together at one time. newspaper as an institution.
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