No Loss of Life So Far in Fighting, Vatican Hears Fic linea and sindaistaetoey. One these graduates. practiea training 'Aline silage course "with seme shop Work fs the yute. "He personally: favour-S2't Sandwich course' but the absence wore was against, this" scheme which would enable Shama of "ele Tong vacadlon in, Bae ese students to spend two months er Shops" vould be mast "Welcome. That Moule permit of of Yeast elgnt mathe: Practical training during the "eollewe Investigation of the problem in Shanghai with regard to foreign firms revealed that the apprenticeship and training course system had justified the time and effort' spent. The Shanghai Waterworks had" an_apprenticeship system to ensure a supply qualified workmen, and also. {raining system for graduates. from Chinese universities, The "company provided a school for the eons. and Felatives. of lig workmen, These boys ft the age of 15 were apprenticed for five years and during that time encouraged to attend evening classes at the Henry Lester Institute, the company paying tuition fees. of: those obtaining first class passes, 'On the higher scale technically. student Assistant Engineers were refired to possess a Be. (Engineer-Ing) degree, oF its equivalent, from any university in' China, and_were trained provided they signed articles of agreement for three years' trainings fen completion they were given certiNeate. The company. normally employed' six student assistant Vatican City, Oct. 27.
Reports received here from. the Far Bast yesterday state there have not, 60 far, been any casualties among the' members of the Catholic missions in China as a result of the hostilities there, although considerable damage was done 10 property.
Much praise is expressed here at the activities of the Catholic mi sions in Shanghai where 1,000 injured Persons and refugees were tended.
Mast of the missions suffered from bombing, especially those in Tientsin, Paotingfu, Hsinsien and Changkalchuang—Havas.
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