Destroyed ing to Tis, 300,000 for the establishment of a school for the education lof Chinese and Japanese students. Mr. Chen, who died in Peiping last December after a brief illness, was born and educated in Japan—Reuter.
Shanghai, Aug. 22.
Declaring that the transportation of passengers and commodities has been. greatly hampered by the destruction of highways in East Chekiang order of the authorities for military reasons, the Shaoshing Residents' Guild of Shanghai submitted a petition to the Chinese military authorities of Chekiang, asking that repairs be made to the damaged highways within the shortest period possible, Domet reported yesterday.
Transportation of perishable products, such. as fresh fish and fruits, been particularly hit on account of the highway destruction, the petition points out.- On many occasions the transporta-ion of perishable goods was groutly Gelayed and before they arrived at their destinations for-sale they were found to be in a decayed condition and unfit for human consumption, the Petitioners said.
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