The Archive · 1939

Education Improvement

In North China

Peiping, May 15.

With a view to gaining first-hand information and eff ments to the educational systems in Hopei, Sluntung, Shansi, Honan, Pele ping. "Tienssin "and Tsingtao, the Ministry of Educatic y inspectors. 10 visit these places, Piey will Leave fon their mu sions at the end of this month se early next month, Tis present premises being, insutficient. the Ministry has notified the second Girls Middle School, east of the Ministry, and the Hsieh Tiva Girls Middle School, opposite the Ministry building, toe Fleet on bombers. the third landing parties ight. Intense reratt fire was encountered, the Statement seid. Six Chinese combat machines took off to attack the 163 dosd, the - contmunique The combat occurred area in the southern part of the island, 'A "great deal" of damage was done to anti-aircraft batteries and military establishments by a Japanese naval air squadron which raided Chungking on Friday night, according to a communique issued by the Press Section ters but were driven off. One of th was shot doin, the statement claimed, Locations of anti-aiveraft batteries were indicated by their fire as follows: southern part of the city the northern bank of the river, on, the opposite bank of the Chisling River; northern, north-eastern and western sections of the city right bank of the Yangtze, and vicinity the Kwan aerodrome,

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