Report Shows Efforts to Further Sino-British Education Scheme 'There has been criticism in China Shanghai, Sept. 15 that' the Universities' China Com-Admiral Chen 'Siao-Kuan, 'Minismittee has been very slow in gelter of Navy, stated in an interview tha representative of the "North-ting off its mark, Apparenty, the China "Therald," yesterday, that thought that all the Unive: ties' China Committee had to do the British naval. Suthonties had written. to him to the effect that was to take the report presented There was no" room for. Chinese in the early spring of 1932 by Sir jeadets in academies in England. The Reginald Johnson and Professors
ago, was in reply to his application fete, received oe or thes wens Adams and Roxby and immediately ase December. start doing some (more or lest spectacular work in China.
As a matter of fact the Council Auked if China would make a further application "for the earolof the U.C.C. had to give very care. ful consideration to a number of ment of Chinese cadets fu British spects of the situation, "such as academies, Admiral Chen stated:—"We ought to stand by the the cultural work which the Board reply." He said he had not decided for the administration of the Brit ish Boxer Indemnity might engage fo" what "other foreign naval academy he would send the cadets in before it could finally decide on its own policy. Further, the ques-find he could not say how many he tion of in What way and to what would. send abroad for further extent the U.C.C. should foster "the majority. of Ching's Chinese cultural studies in England Thajerity_ of China's forcign-}was mot an easy one to decide. Also trained naval officers, Admiral Chen had. returned. from there was the question of what sort The first batch of lof machinery the U.C.C. required in China so that its plans might go ly cadets was sent to England forward effectively there. What, latter part of 1929, and however, was clear without much the last" four years parties [discussion was that the U.C.C. must six, and four were. sent Jeet to work on its duties in rela-there to' complete their training. tion to Chinese students in Eng-'The last each. was sent in 193 land. As the report shows it did During this period, he said, a few this without any delay, the cadets were sent to. the ' United interested public instead of criticism States and Japan. 'There are still ting should' rather congratulate the more than ten cadets studying in U.C.C, on having so expeditiously British naval schools, brought into existence its student "The Ministry of Navy, according centre, nam China House, at 71 to Admiral Chen, maintains one Gower' Street, London. Considering academy in, Maud. "he academy the. smalm office staff
over ty the late Gen. Chang Chung Chefoo, he said, was frat taken which does. the administrative work of the U.C.C., it is amazing that chang, and later" controlled by the work in connection with the Admiral Shen Hung-lich, the retired inauguration of China House could Commander of the former North Eastern Squadron. There are ave een done both so quietly and 80 well. prevent more than i00 cadets stody-Imig in the. Slamoi Fostering Cultural Studies graduates of the aca Regarding the decision to foster Feceive training in warships they are. sent abroad to" further the report shows how the negotia: Chinese cultural studies in England, their studies, tions with the four Universities concerned were successfully carried
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