14,000 Societies Formed in China Nanking, Mar, 2 There has been a rapid growth during the past year of the ce-apers tive movement among Chinese farmers, according to a report published by the National Agricultural Research Bureau of the Ministry Industries.
The Bureau states that there are 14,000 ce-operative societies in this country. Kiangsu province tops the with 2937 ce-operative societies followed by Shantung, Hopel, Che:
long, Anhwei, Kiangsi, Honan, Hopeh and Hunan. In 1934 more than 9,000 new ce-operative, societies were formed. Since there were only 5,000 ce-operative societies in China before 1934, the figure was nearly doubled within the short period of tone year.
The growth of the ce-operative movement has been especially rapid in the province of Shensi, "Hunan, Shansi, Hupeh, Honan, Anhwei and Shantung. It is believed that the! resent economic bankruptcy of the Chinese farmers is a strong factor for the importance and necessity of the ce-operative movement "in Chinese agricultural life. Before 1034 the various ce-operative societies in China had 180,000 members, while in 1904 the figure was increased by Gesture at Reception With a dramatic gesture, the head of a large Chinese news agency, when speaking at the reception to Mess Shinno and Tsukagoshi, the Japanese goodwill fliers, in Nanking on March—7/ 21, made to cut off his finger shouting that the fliers might take It bach gift to Japan's militarists, The occasion was the official press reception to the fliers, and a large number of Chinese and Japanese melts Were prevent the. "latter including "tne "Consul-Generl in Nenkings MY." Suma, Lt-col, Aivemivs, "miliary attache, - Game mander 'iKitaura, naval attache, and others. A number of foreign aviators were asia present, Tu the course of a welcoming speech the speaker praised the idea of goodwill flights, and then went fon to say that China, while accepting those which promoted international peace, refused to accept those intend.
as aggression against other nations, He reiterated China's demand for the restoration of the North-Eastern provinees. In conclusion, he pulled out handkerchief, had a gift for took out a knife and started to sever the first finger of his left hand. He was stopped before he could do him= self any damage.
A serious view of this action has been taken by Japan, At the request of Mr. Suma, Lt.-Col Kagesa, military attache in Shanghai, proceeded suking on Friday evening to investi-te the occurrence. He returned to Shanghai on Saturday, making full report to his "supperiors_in Tokyo. It. is understood that Tokyo has lodged an official protest with Nanking over the incident.
370,000.
China occupies S3rd place in the world's ce-operative movement, with an average of 14 members per 1,000 population. Soviet Russia heads' the fist with 656 members. There are 17 countries with an average of 100 members per 1,000 21 countries from 10 to 100 members, and"13 countries from 2 to 10 members.
A national ce-operative conference was recently held in Nanking to discuss ways and means to assist Chinese farmers to better their condition.
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