Commissioner of Szechuen Provinen, ave n farewell dinner yesterday honour of Dr. J. J. Beech, Chaneettor of the West China Union University, Wwho is leaving. soon for America.
Addressing the gathering, Gen, Teo. declared:
a time when it is impossible to interpret the past or forecast the future, we find new strength in friendship. We draw together 10 protect and preserve those values Which we accept as the higher torn: of culture and eivitization which are expressed in. religious and. political freedom. Threatened at the present ime so malevolently by the forces of cupidity and autocracy, these. Ideals should find their finest elucidation and strongest advocacy In the halls of Tenening.
Dr, Beech recently was awarded the Fourth Class Jade Medal with red and blue orders by the Chinese Gov-
Chinese, Burmese Holding Conference Chungking, Mar: remove possible disputes he-tween Chinese and Burmese in dis-Ariels on the border, it has been decided to hold a conference once" year, in which leaders of the Chinese Burmese tribes along the border will take part.
The first cor Chungking. Mar. 12.
Chungking bs celebrating today. the anniversary" of "Spirstuat Mobiliza-ion Day. which falls on the 15 anniversary of the death of Dr. Sun Yatesen, founder of the Kuomintany land father of the Chinese Republi The day's programme ranges. from memorial -meotings, - demonstrations wliders and athletic contests in daytime to a bit in evening. wlerstood, will take police, members' of youth, Jabou and women's organizations—Reuter, Government Officials'
Remittances Chungking, Mar, 17.
In view of the present restrictions on remittances from the interior to]
Shanghai, and also the fact that the, families ' of many government off ials are at present living in that ily, the Binistry of Finance has doelided to apply new and temporary measures concerning remittances by} government employees to their families in Shanghai, 'Such remittances. will, in future, handled by the' Chungking, Kweilin, Kunming and -Tengyang ranches of the four. government anesthe Central Banke, the Bank of China, the Bank of Communica. Vion and the Farmers' Bank, emitiances, it is said, will not be permitted 10 exceed one-tait of the: Applicants salary, and the highest amount. remitted' must not exceed ether social friendship be. and $200." "If one-half of the applicant' Salary does not exceed $40, the applicant will be allowed to remit $40.
Each "person is entitled, "under these new measures, to remit once during the month without a handling fee, but a remittance fee of 2 per will be levied—Reuter,
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