Nanking, Apr. 6.
Establishment of two modern chemical works respectively for the manufacture of acids and alkali Shanghai, and Tientsin, which sorms part of the: programme of the Ministry of Industry for the dove-lopment of basic. industries in the: country, la now wuder egreful con! sideration. te headed by Mr. Cheng Cher Director of the Department of La: dustry of the Mp'stiy, will shortly be appointed to tae charge of the prejects.—Kuo Min amounted to only Yen 174,790,000, Increased expenditures la the face of declining revenue account for the larger deficit-—Uacted Press,
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