In view of the substantially higher cexpendilure inured In operating the schools consideration was given in September to the question of increas Ing tuition foes, Tt was noted tha the estimated educational expenditure for the year would exceed that for which provision had been made in the budget by roughly $240,000. Un-Jess conditions Improved it was anticipated that, as compared with 1038, the expenditure and receipts for 1940 fat the foreign schools would show Increases of 43.7 por cent. and 13 per cent. respectively, whilst at the Chi-hose. schools the' comparable Agures Would be 28.5 and 116 per cent. Since the increased expenditure related in a more marked manner to the foreign schools "than to those for Chinese children, it was felt that the fees at the former should be raised in a reater deyree than at the latter. Was decided, therefore, to increase the fees at the Schools for Foreign Children by 25 per cent, us. from November 1, 1939, and 875 per cent. at the Schools for Chinese Children with effect from the beginning of the Spring 'Term, 1040. In a full year these surcharges, it was. estimates would produce approximately $100,000 'Twenty-one scholarships consisting of full remission of tuition fees and the free Issue' of text-books were awarded during the year. Seven of these took. the form of Internal scholarships bestowed upon necessirous ard worthy pupils the Secondary Schools for Chinese Chitdren, while fourteen were entrance scholarships "to these Institutions, awarded on the results of an examina-
Shanghai, Feb. 2. monial bow—known in Chi minor Incident on the Chapoo Road Bridge on. January 31, and fa result a Chinese coolie was yesterday nursing @ broken pate, although Ihe' was not seriously. Injured.
The deferential bow from the waist is exacted, by Japanese sentries from such Chinese, equipped with passes, traverse the Garden, Chapoo Road, and Szechuen Road Bridges. At Pim, on January 31 an elderly coolie Wwho was leaving Hongkew to enter the Central district by way of the Chapoo' Toad Bridge exhibited his! pass and paused to pay the required homage to the Japanese naval sentry posted at the crown of the brid The Chinese was carrying a rathe or tish bamboo pole over one shoulder and as he was giving the sentry very respectful Bow, one end of the pole accidentally touched the Japanese Tightly on the head.
According to reports, the sentry became angry over the touch and, picking up an Iron bar which was handy, struck the coolie with it on, the head. The frightened Chinese bhat-footed it to the south end of the: bridge, bleeding from the scalp. ambulance was called and he was. taken to St. Luke's Hospital in Kiu-long Road.
Shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon three Chincce coolies were said to have been injured slightly in a fight with Japanese in Hongkew. They were treated at the Shanghai
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