KnatchbullHugessen whose father has just been appointed Ambassador and, George Peregrine formerly second secretary in our Embassy in China, is to {ake place in London in the second week of March. (Mr. Young returned from China ili November and the engagement was announced soon afterwards, Mr, Young will not be returning to China as he is in the Foreign ice Which will keep him in London for three years.
(Mr. George Eumorfopoulos is throwing open his collection of art treasures in his house in Chelsea today for the benefit of the Chinese "Universities Relief Fund, of the International Students' Service and for the relief of Chinese students destitute From the instruments set up last year it was found that no less than 2,300 metric tons of soot are blown out from Dairen chimneys each year. If that were so for 1938 then 1939 should be worse as industrial plants are forever rising in this rapidly developing port.
Tt has been further found that the direct and indirect loss or damage Suffered by ath resident per year is thirty yen or an approximate total of 15,000,000 yen annually.
Imperfect coal combustion, owing to unskilled or lazy firing of stoves or furnaces is also advanced as a reason for Dairen's smirchy covering. Annual coal consumption in Daitén is about 1,200,000 tons and comparing this city with Osaka and London it j& 792 to Osaka's 306 and London's $86, both Osaka and London being noted smoke centres. London will therefore have to look to its mürky laurels unless it wishes to be tompletély outclassed.
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