Tokyo, Aug. 2.
With more than 1,000 delegates of 48 nations attending, the seventh World Education Conference "opened here to-day at the Auditorium of the Tokyo Imperial University, Dr, Paul Monroe, Chairman of the Federation, of World Education Associations, in his address, declared. "All materia? esigned to inculcate antagonism or animosity against foreigners. must be expunged from all the school text oaks in all countries of the world, would amount to ¥.800,000.000, Future developments in. the North China situation were difficult to foresee, - Gen, Sugiyama told the House' of Peers" this afternoon.
Whether the state of affairs would be aggravated or not, the War Minis. ter contended, "depends on Chint attitude. "Judging from prevall~ ing: indications, further aggravation is possible." The War Oftive was therefore making full prepara-tons "against the worst." Gen. Sugiyama. stated, China's alr force had not yet Partleipated dri the hostilities, the War Minister admitted, but, pointed out that preparations for action were being made at various alr bases along the Lunghai railway.
The crack model division of the Chinese Central Government. Gen. Sugiyama revealed, had been mobllized, while other Central troops, that began moving northwards along the Peiping-Hankow Railway on July 10, now totalled 70,000 in Hopel, In the vicinity of Chengchow, at the junction of the Lunghai and Pinghan railways were 120,000 to 130,000 Chinese troops. At Reu chow, where the Lunghai crosses the Tientsin-Pukow Railway were massed. from 40,000 to 50,000 men—Domel.
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