The Yokohama Specie Bank shipping Gold to the value of 8,500, 000 yen to America on Saturday on board, the steamship "Kirishima Maru, sailing. from" Kobe. This shipment brings the total value of gilt shipped from Japan since Oct 1 up. to 300,000,000 yen.
Tt is expected that this shipment by the Kirishima Maru will be the last to be made this year—Reuter. grammes for the expansion and) development of the country's electrical industry. In addition to] these, three important—measures designed to extend the scope and] the usefulness of this Association, were also. adopted. They are, briefly, og follow 1 The membership the of Association to be extended so that} both Chinese and foreign owned electrical factories and experts will eligible for membership.
A Statistics Committee to be formed us soon as possible in order that an accurate survey of present conditions may be conduetfed sogas to serve os the basis for the formulation of clans for further expansion, An Education Committee to] ¢aj be formed to carry out plans for} the education of employees of the various member-companies of the Association. It is planned to open, first_a correspondence school for the benefit of such employees.
Of the various plans for development, that which is most worthy; of mention is a scheme providing for the opening of a large seule! factory for the manufacture of electrical machines and materials s0 that with the opening of such ry, a part of the necessary'
Fy may be manufactured in The above is merely a brief, survey of the past. activities of the Association and the, hopes it entertains for the future. The operation and whole-hearted assist-Jance on the part of the public wil necessary and welcomed in order that the various plans may be achieved and the development of the country's electrical industry accelerated——Kuo Min.
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