Nanking, July 3, Chinese school girls must wear hats in future, says a decree issued by the Nanking Government in response te a petition submitted by the wite of Mr. Wang Ching-wel, veteran Kuomintang leader and Chairman of the Central Political Council.
Madame Wang urged that, according to the Chinese code of propriety, it was Indecent for young women 10 go bareheaded in the street. The Ministry of Education has therefore been instructed to design special headgear for school girls to wear as Bart of their uniform, 'At present hats are scarcely ever worn by Chinese women." Gid Scouts, who don the regulation felt hat, are one of the few' exceptions to the rule—Reuter, Sulsten, Ku, June 25, Brig-Gen. Chang Hwa-tangs sold. fors, who had behaved so well, and hod done so much work -on public Improvements, fave been moved from this city, "The people here Wwere sorry to sce them go, and were even more deeply distressed to see {hele "successors arrive. The "now arrivals are members of Marshal Chang Hsuel-liang's Northeastern Army, which took part in the Sian mutiny in. December.
'These men came here vit Pengpu. 'They are" said to have come on foot nest of the way from Sian, and they Took.as if they might have. walked all the way-out there, and" back, 'The horses' and mules drawing the guns. and earls are en route to the Blue factory, and. their appearance would seem to" indicate "that. they Will soon reach their destination, Some of the flgher emeers seem courteous gentlemen, but the army Includes large numbers of! superannuated opium. smokers, some of whom were bandits before joining! the army." Perhaps their philosophy of life has not undergone any very profound change. 'The general belie that the officers are under orders to reorganize this mob within a few weeks, which means that large numbers of the men are to be discharged. What' will they do then? This! question is a very serious one for the men themselves, and eyen more serious for the-people of this district, Needless. to ay, there. is great uneasiness among the citizens,
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