New President Assumex Office in Peking Peking, Oct, 28.
Mr. Chu Ping-yuan, the new presi Jdent of the Customs—College, sumed office this morning ju' the auditorium of the college.
Mr, Chu arrived here from Shang-ye morning and was escorted to the college this morning [by representatives of the student body. Speeches of we leo made by a student representative Jand also by Mr. C. A. 8. Willi the vice-president, and Dr. C. Chen, who represented the facil Replying, Mr. Chu. emphasised the need of ce-operation of the students and the teaching and administrative staff in the development of the college. It is expected that some changes will be made in the administrative staff. Mr. Hsuan si, dean of the college, has tendered his resignation.
Mr, Chu graduated from Tsing Hua in 1916 and studied economics fat Harvard, University. Upon return to China he taught mater for several years before ing the Ministry of Financ Nanking. He is a native of Hunan and in his late In honour of his arr 1 the students of the college hac 'a holiday to-day—Reuter, Karakhan, the Soviet assistant com: missar for foreign affairs, is ex-[pected to come to Japan from Mos-loew for the negotiations.
'The agreement is expected to cover Russia's grant of oil, fishery jand forestry "rights to' Japan,!
pan's purchase of the Chinese stern Railway, the definition of Russo-Manchukuo territorial boun—\daries and Japan's supply of machinery and other goods to Russia to assist in the Five-Year Plan.
Oct. 28.
The question of a non-aggression pact and economic ce-operation between Japan and Russia is reported to have been discussed at a meeting here yesterday between the Soviet Ambassador, M. Troyanovsky, and the Japanese Ambassador at Moscow, Mr. Hirota, who is home on
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