Tientsin, June 21. the building here which housed the Fire carly this morning destroyed
Keishin (Peking-Tientsin) "Nidhi Nichi Shimbun," influential Japanese newspaper.
The flames, which were detected! at 3.20 o'clocic this morning, soon reduced the newspaper offices the Asahi Machi in the "Japanese concession do ashes. Police are! determine the origin of the fire.
The newspaper, founded, in 1917] by Mr. Teruta Morikawa, its President, had the largest circulation any Japanese publication in! the, Peking-Tientsin "area—United ication of the great improvement in conditions, In the Kwang ling hsien district assed a magnificent grave containing clothing of the late Gen. Chow Lil-cheng. It is said to have least over $10,000, and to have been subscribed for by the people of meichow. Quite recently, Gen. 'Mao and most of the heads' of the Provincial Government came by motor from Kweiyang to Hwangko shu, where Gen. Chow was killed, and then 5 miles further on to this grave, on the anniversary of his A large military camp is Jerected outside the north gate of Anshun and similar buildings on a ternaller scale are being erected in the compound of the General of Division inside the city. From the excellent foundation wor and the large quantity of stone and bricks foeing prepared, it is evident that [very substantial work is being done. The expense is bound to be great Jand the people will have to meet it The military camp at Nanchang (some distance from the south gate lof Kweiyang) is also being rebuilt, Dat I have not seen it so do not know much about it.
Presumably these camps will, when ready for use, obviate the necessity for commandeering, or in jarly way making use of the dweljlings of the people. If so, it will be a great gain, for soldiers seem °lt0 be only second to robbers in their aisegard for the tights of private, property.
From one thing and. another, it seers evident that local educational Buresu are itching to lay hands on fexeign mission properties. So far, of the Chinese Reundertake such' is defined as including the of Jehol, Charhar, Sviyuan, Ninghsia, Kansu, Outer Mongolia, Sinkiang, Kokonor, Tibet, Sikong, Yunnan and Kwangsi.
Applicants may apply throu' the Jocal governments, or the principal of the school in the case of student groups. reserves the Fight to summon such applicants to the capital for questioning when doubts ense in con nection with their aims and objects, or for other reasons. When dis: tance renders, i, inconveni rebore at the capital, local gov'
ental organs. nay be authorized istry to act on its be-
Besides being granted a reduction of half the ordinary fares on all JGovernment Railways, such travelfers will be accorded every protecistence by the local a Houchiaos issued by the ever authorized agents.
The regulations also require the submission of a complete copy of the results of an exped conclusion, as well as all notes, Photographs, and other feature for perusal by the Ministry, which shall give suitable awards fo those who merit them—Kuo fin. the Government authorities have prevented any avert act. One Jworders what Dr. Sun Chung-shan coald have said to such proposals,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.