The Methodist Theological Seminary at Nanking has been beaieathtwelve million gold dollars (over 'M.850,000,000) out of the hundred million dollar estate of Miss Ella Wendel, described as "the lonely and richest woman in the worl stale goes to charity. "For many years." 3 ived alone in a great house off Fifth Avenue, her only companion being'
pet dog, to which she was intensely devoted. The house _appeared to be unoccupied, for "the shutters were always closed, Contrary to reports circula there has been no serious outbreak Jamongst the various troops station-led in Shansi, At Tatungfu. a handful of soldiers dissatisfied with conditions generally, deserted and footed a few shops. At Luanfu, where the mutiny was more'serious, fighting broke out between. units off the same army, as a result_of misunderstanding over disbandment, resulting in a casualty list of some twenty killed and wounded.
Taiyuanty. is not under martial law. and although the local Tang! Pu carries out an occasional inspection of mail. matter, the. censors have long since been withdrawn from both Telegraph and. Post Offices, and telegrams can be despatched and received in code with-lout the submission of code books.
The redemption scheme recently] put into operation by the Shansi Bank of a monthly drawing of double terminal number and. mectjing at par all notes bearing th's number, that is one per cent, of the total issue, is costing some half} a milieu in silver per month, The} natural tendency is for the exchange to improve slightly, but early this week it slumped to $2.80 for $1 Peking currency, the result of heary buying of silver on the part of merchants from the south of the province and the circulation of rumour that further notes were to be issued, This has been denied officially.
Last week, General Shang Chen the' Provineia! Chairman, took dras-tie action and closed the offices of one of the local papers guilty of 'Miss Wendel's brother, who ruled publishing exaggerated reports. his; family with a rod' of irom, There can be no doubt that Com-provided in his will years ago that mumistic. activities are. responsible none of the property should" past for the dissemination of much false Out of the family, "Miss Wendel, with her sister, a spinster who died All reports concerning Geners 10 years ago, was the last survivor.
Feng Vu-hsiang's movements. in The "ondiest woman" was over Mongolia, North Shansi When death ended tsin can be discredited in the Yutaho valley, near Feng-Jchowfu, with his family.
Biggest Bequest to China 'One' of the greatest problems! Nanking, Mar. 24. confronting the res ties Is. the disposal or reorganiza-"Amazing!" "It's the biggest, betion of. the. Arsenal and decisions hina a yl ork ec 2 ligious card this are likely to. have far-reaching consequences, The} conversion of a plant covering some "These: were typical comments by forty or. fifty" acres, employing officials and others when informed from 5,000 to 6000 men and equipfy Reuter' correspondent of the ped with much special machinery to feels domintey. here' by the tat e0- "heat swords into ploughshares" is} fea seminary "here by the Tate Miss Ella Wendel, of New York.
Dr. P, F, Price, head of the Seminary, said it was believed for some Ting, that 'a provision benedting {he Seminary was contained in Sas Mendes wil, bat of thi he and his Collengues were never "certain However, on the chance that. the Seminary would. actually benefit,' the faculty had had several academic discussions regarding the {ses fo. which the monty Would be Dut if ie wore Beceiveds a formidable task, "Materials in the stores. are sufficient to keep the] plant running for another four to} six weeks only. Large stocks of material held by, Marshal Chang!
ang pending a settlement of this xed question-—Reuter.
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