London, Apr. 25.
About half of China's universities have been systematically destroyed by the Japanese in the present Sino-Nipponese hostilities, declared Mr. Quo Tai-chi, Chinese Ambassador in London, speaking before a meeting of professors gathered by the League of Nations Union today. He said that 25 colleges have been razed. while a large number of primary and second-choels have also been destroyed.
The constitution of committees of Shanghai Municipal Council for the municipal year 1938-1939 is as follows:—
Finance Committee.—Messrs. Chen Che-chen, C. S. Franklin, T, Funatsu, Yulin Hei, Singioh Hsu, W. J. Keswick. V. St J. Killery, F. N. Matthews, G. E. Mitchel and T. Sugisaka.
Watch Committec—Messre. P. S. Hsu.
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